Georgia
Tbilisi contradicts media reports of new ‘Russian seizure of Tbilisi-controlled land’
As reports of a ‘Russian land-grab’ make the rounds locally and internationally, authorities in both Tbilisi and Tskhinvali (Tskhinval) say that the line dividing South Ossetia from Tbilisi-controlled territory has not been moved. Georgian media widely reported on 4 July that South Ossetia had pushed farther into Tbilisi-controlled territory, citing a comment made by Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) on the same day, saying that ‘as a result of signs being installed on the so-called bo
