Georgia, Ivanishvili

US imposes sanctions on Georgian ex-PM billionaire Ivanishvili over pro-Russia stance
Bidzina Ivanishvili, who made billions in Russia in metals and telecoms in the 1990s, has spearheaded a rapid turn away from the West in the EU candidate country, publicly accusing foreign intelligence agencies of seeking to drive Georgia into war with Russia.
US sanctions billionaire founder of Georgia Dream party
The US has imposed sanctions on Georgia's former prime minister and billionaire founder of the Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Ivanishvili and his party had "derailed Georgia's Euro-Atlantic future", leaving it vulnerable to Russia.
Georgian Dream Billionaire Ivanishvili Is Sanctioned by US
The US Treasury sanctioned Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgian Dream, the political party that has turned away from the West in favor of closer ties with Russia.
US imposes sanctions on Georgian ex-prime minister, billionaire Ivanishvili
The United States on Friday sanctioned Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, a former prime minister widely seen as the country's de facto leader, saying he was undermining democracy and allowing Russia to benefit.
US Sanctions Key Georgian Oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili
The United States imposed sanctions Friday on Georgia's former prime minister and key powerbroker Bidzina Ivanishvili, saying he undermined the country's democratic future for Russia's benefit.
US sanctions the founder of Georgia's ruling political party
The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on the founder of Georgia’s ruling political party, which has steered the ...
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Sanctions Stir Political Unrest in Georgia: The Story of Ivanishvili's Influence
The U.S. sanctioned Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili for undermining Georgia's democratic path, aligning with Russian ...
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Georgia’s Authoritarian Drift
A European official declared that “the engagement shown on election day” should be considered evidence “of a system that is ...
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Georgia’s Opposition Needs to Do More Than Just Harness Anger
Protests in Georgia against the country's democratic backsliding depend on the struggle to sustain hope for a better future.
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Russia begins emergency electricity supplies to Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia
Russia has begun providing emergency electricity supplies to Georgia’s Moscow-backed separatist region of Abkhazia, the ...
Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia’s president in a blow to country’s EU aspirations
Georgian Dream nominated Kavelashvili — mocked by the opposition for lacking higher education. He was a striker in the ...
Georgia: how a former Manchester City footballer will shift the nation’s politics further towards Russia
Georgia’s new president was not directly elected after a change to the constitution, and was the only person on the ballot.
Russia to start humanitarian supplies of electricity to breakaway Georgian region
Russia will start humanitarian supplies of electricity to Abkhazia, a breakaway Georgian region backed by Moscow, from Monday ...
Georgia’s outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to back protesters
Georgia’s outgoing president wants the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a new election.
Who is Georgia's president, Salome Zourabichvili?
President Salome Zourabichvili refuses to step down, even though her mandate expires this week. For almost a month, hundreds ...