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On the 17th anniversary of the August 2008 War, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze again claimed that the war was provoked by then-President Mikheil Saakashvili — this time saying the ‘deep state’ had ordered him to do so. Kobakhidze has refused to clarify who or what the ‘deep state’ is, having been using the term regularly to refer to shadowy forces allegedly trying to destabilise Georgia. ‘Ask Trump who the deep state is’, he told journalists while smirking on Thursday, referring to
There has not been a reliable sea link between the two cities since the War in Abkhazia (1993–1994).
Russia has reportedly listed multiple journalists and opposition figures as foreign agents or revoked their Russian citizenships.
There were claims that air defence was readied at the Sukhumi (Sukhum) airport in response.
