Tag: Ukraine
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RIAC: Georgian “pro-Western” Petty Nationalism
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Georgia has gone through a series of disasters, including a civil war, military conflicts in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali. Georgian raised against Georgian because of the ‘true values’, believing that there are ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ Georgians. To be a true Georgian, you should have had a respective bloodline, a…
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Archil Sikharulidze on Georgia, Ukraine, Russia and Immigration (Interview RU)
Unedited version of the interview of Archil Sikharulidze given to a blogger Vova Karamanov. Date: 28.05.2022, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. 1. Russophobia: logical & promoted; 2. Being pro-Russian and pro-Western; 3. Ukraine & Abkhazia (the Second Frontline); 4. Migrants & Georgia (Abkhazia); 5. How did Abkhazia win the war? 6. Migrants from the so-called South…
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Commentary on the prospects for Russian-Georgian relations in the context of the Ukrainian crisis
Georgia takes a pragmatic position on the Ukrainian crisis in accordance with its national interests. Tbilisi is in solidarity with official Kyiv in assessing the events in Ukraine, drawing analogies with Moscow’s actions in August 2008 in Abkhazia and South Ossetia/Tskhinvali region. The Georgian authorities vote for all resolutions condemning Russia in international organizations, comply…
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Commentary on the political situation in Georgia
Since the end of June, the Georgian opposition has been holding mass rallies in support of European integration and against the current government. The reason was the EU’s refusal to grant Georgia the status of an EU candidate country until a number of conditions are met. Demonstration on June 20 was the largest opposition rally…