
Russia launches criminal probe into ‘desecration’ of Russian flag at Tbilisi Open Air
The probe came in response to a Georgian artist allegedly urinating on a Russian flag during a Tbilisi Open Air performance.
The probe came in response to a Georgian artist allegedly urinating on a Russian flag during a Tbilisi Open Air performance.
A Bank of Georgia representative said the changes were made to comply with Western sanctions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin specifically congratulated the people of Georgia and Moldova as opposed to those countries’ heads of state.
Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili had vowed to ‘apologise’ to South Ossetia over the former ruling UNM party’s role in the August 2008 War.
Georgia’s fifth President Salome Zourabichvili warned that Georgia was at risk of becoming a grey zone where Russians could bypass Western sanctions.
The list was compiled by the state-run National Research Institute for the Development of Communication and ranks all post-Soviet countries.
This is not the first time Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has offered Georgia to become a part of the platform.