Georgia–Russia Relations

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Vladimir Putin during his annual press conference on 14 December 2023. Photo: Sergei Bobylev/TASS.

2019 Gavrilov’s Night Protest

Putin expands visa-free regime for Georgian citizens

by OC Media

•2 min read

Russia will allow Georgian citizens to stay in the country without a visa for more than 90 days, including for the purposes of working and studying. President Putin signed the decree to expand the visa-free regime for Georgian citizens on Thursday, which went into effect immediately. According to the document, the visa-free entry regime to Russia now applies to citizens of Georgia arriving ‘to the Russian Federation for the purpose of carrying out work activities or for a period of more t

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Western criticism intensifies as Russia continues to voice support for Georgian Dream

by Shota Kincha

•4 min read

As the Georgian parliamentary elections creep ever closer, Western criticism against the ruling Georgian Dream party has intensified. In response, Georgian Dream has reiterated its threats to ban opposition groups and its allegations that the US and the EU are planning a coup. Less than three weeks before the parliamentary elections in Georgia, the ruling party has accused the US Embassy of interfering in the election process. The allegations follow a series of critical posts on the US Embassy

Sergei Lavrov. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

2008 August War

Russia offers to help Georgia ‘normalise relations’ with Abkhazia and South Ossetia

by OC Media

•2 min read

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia is ready to help Georgia ‘normalise relations’ with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a statement that was met with positivity by the ruling Georgian Dream party. In response to a reporter’s question about Georgian relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia during a press conference at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Lavrov said that ‘if there is an interest in the normalisation of these relations, in order to ensure non-aggression a

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Official picture.

Georgia

Lavrov praises Georgian Government for resisting ‘Western LGBT agenda’

by Robin Fabbro

•2 min read

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has praised the Georgian Government for passing the foreign agent law, claiming that by doing so Georgia was resisting the West’s aims to maintain their global hegemony through the promotion of queer rights. ‘What the Georgian government is doing now is […] realising their national identity and understanding that the Georgian people have the same values of Orthodoxy, national culture, which will be eroded, erased, and subjugated by the “rules” that the

A protest in Tbilisi against Russia’s role in the war in August 2018. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2008 August War

Georgian Dream accuses former government of ‘provoking’ 2008 War

by OC Media

•3 min read

The ruling Georgian Dream party has accused the formerly ruling opposition of starting and provoking the August 2008 War, vowing again to punish the opposition after October’s parliamentary elections. In a statement about the August 2008 War, Georgian Dream railed on the role the formerly ruling United National Movement (UNM) in the conflict. They cited a 2008 Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly report on the conflict suggesting that Georgia’s shelling of Tskhinvali (Tskhinval) without wa

Abkhazia

Fears in Abkhazia as Georgia grows closer to Russia

by OC Media

•7 min read

As speculation grows that Russia might hand over Abkhazia to Georgia in light of its passing of the foreign agent law, fears are mounting in the region of what the future might hold. For the second year running, Georgians met spring with chants of ‘No to the Russian law!’ and ‘No to the Russian government!’ outside their country’s parliament. While in part, a straightforward condemnation, the chants also point to genuine concerns that the country’s government had revived the controversial

Anti-Russian graffiti in Tbilisi. Photo: OC Media

Analysis

Datablog | Georgians are split on economic relations with Russia

by Zachary Fabos

•3 min read

Despite significant negative public sentiment towards Russia’s relations to Georgia, a 2023 CRRC survey found that there were mixed opinions on Georgia’s economic ties to Russia. In CRRC Georgia’s 2021 Caucasus Barometer Survey, 66% of Georgians surveyed identified Russia as the country’s main enemy. However, NDI and CRRC Georgia’s October 2023 survey data found that those surveyed had a variety of opinions on Georgia’s economic relations with Russia. Georgian support for deepening economi