Georgia–Russia Relations
Russia’s Zakharova says Georgia could be named ‘unfriendly country’ if it joins EU
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova also warned EU accession would have economic consequences for Georgia.
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Daily Brief
Friday, 17 April 2026
Regional * Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan said in his speech at the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Turkey that the release of 19 Armenian detainees held in Azerbaijan and clarification of the fate of missing people should be achieved in order to ‘achieve genuine reconciliation’. * A meeting between Simonyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Sahiba Gafarova has begun in Istanbul. APA wrote that the meeting is taking place within the framework of the 152nd session of t
Georgia
Imedi claims Czech activist planning revolution with Georgian opposition
Imedi further claimed that Georgia’s Security Service (SSG) is ‘is already aware of planned unrest’.
Georgia
Georgian Parliament adopts exceptions to controversial grants law
The initial version of the law dramatically expanded what constitutes a grant and added a requirement for prior government permission.
Daily Brief
Thursday, 16 April 2026
Regional * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that ‘despite the complex international situation’, the TRIPP project remains ‘priority’ for the governments of Armenia, the US, and Azerbaijan. * Russia and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement in which Moscow will pay compensation to the victims of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash, which was mistakenly downed by a Russian anti-air missile in December 2024. The agreement comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to his Aze
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