Georgia was plunged into further chaos on Saturday after the country’s President vetoed the so-called “Russian Law”. The legislation was passed last week by the parliament after weeks of protests by Georgians fearful their country was sliding into autocracy. The bill requires
The EU is threatening to halt Georgia’s membership bid if Tbilisi enacts a controversial “foreign agents” law, reminiscent of legislation seen in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Despite months of protests and repeated warnings from Brussels, Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party proceeded with the
Huge throngs of protesters blocked streets in the capital of Georgia and milled angrily outside the parliament building after lawmakers on Tuesday approved a “foreign influence” bill that critics call a Russian-style threat to free speech and the country’s aspirations to join
Georgia’s parliament began the third and final reading of a media influence bill known as “the Russian law” that sparked weeks of mass protests. The bill would require media and nongovernmental organizations and other nonprofits to register as “pursuing the interests of
Dozens of people have been arrested in Georgia after police in the capital used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who rallied outside Parliament to protest a controversial bill which they argue limits media freedom. Georgia’s Interior Ministry said 63
A Russian knifeman has allegedly stabbed two recuperating Ukrainian soldiers to death in a horrific attack at a shopping centre in southern Germany. The Ukrainians were residents of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and were undergoing medical rehabilitation. They were on a shopping trip in Murnau
A country which was being courted by the European Union (EU) has voted to bring in “Russian laws”. Georgia’s parliament passed the first reading of its controversial ‘foreign influence bill’ on Wednesday, with critics slamming it as being repressive and Russian-inspired. The
NATO countries not spending two per cent of GDP on defence are playing Russian roulette with the West’s future, Grant Shapps has warned. Britain’s Defence Secretary repeated his warning that allies must accept the West is now in a pre-war world. Only
Russian troops have dealt a humiliating blow to their own ranks as reports emerge of the sinking of the trawler “Kapitan Lobanov” during a training exercise. The incident, which occurred on March 19, resulted in the tragic loss of three crew members
A massive explosion coming from the Russian city of Izhevsk has been caught on camera. The location of the explosion is close to the Votkinsk Machine-Building plant – which produces oil, gas, machine tools, and military equipment. The moment the explosion occurred