Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Interview: Francis Fukuyama on the war in Ukraine and NATO expansion

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Francis Fukuyama is professor of political science at Stanford University.

Many Georgians are discussing how far Mr Putin will go in his attempt to subdue his neighbor Ukraine. Maybe he will take this important seaport of Mariupol and go to Odessa or even Kiev? What’s your opinion about the outcome of this conflict?

I don’t really have a prediction about this

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NATO plans to hold more military exercises in Georgia

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO is ramping up its defense of Eastern Europe with a new expeditionary force that will be able to “travel light but strike hard if needed”.

Also planned are five new bases in the Baltic states, Poland and Romania, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine

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Georgia preparing to send humanitarian assistance to Ukraine

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Health Minister Davit Sergeenko. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Children and injured people will be brought from Ukraine to Georgia for treatment, and Georgia will offer humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili said on Saturday.

“We are also thinking of bringing children, injured,

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Saakashvili makes appearance on Turkish border

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Ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former President Mikheil Saakashvili on Saturday appeared at Sarpi checkpoint’s Turkish side, on the border between Georgia and Turkey and met with members and supporters of his National Movement party.

After his appearance was reported, the Prosecutor’s Office started

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Russia-Georgia border reopened after landslide

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(Photo published by Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The road through Dariali Valley in Georgia is reopened for traffic with some restrictions, ten days after it was hit by a landslide.

The road itself, and Larsi border crossing, will be opened from 07:00 to 18:00 without restrictions, but the rest of the time,

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