TBILISI, September 9 – A freight train packed with European goods has set off from Warsaw to Beijing along a new branch of the “New Silk Road,” marking the first time the route has been used in this direction. Polish logistics operator PKP Cargo Connect said the train left its terminal carrying products from Poland, … Read more
TBILISI, August 31 – Georgia’s investigative service says it has caught a man trying to smuggle veterinary drugs into Russia. Officials reported that the suspect was driving a car through the Kazbegi border crossing in northern Georgia when customs officers found specially built hiding spots inside the vehicle. Inside, they discovered a stash of veterinary … Read more
TBILISI, August 31 – China and Armenia have signed a strategic partnership agreement during Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s visit to Tianjin. According to official statements, President Xi Jinping and Pashinyan agreed to strengthen cooperation across all sectors while pledging mutual support for each other’s sovereignty and development. The joint declaration emphasized respect for territorial integrity, … Read more
TBILISI, August 30 – Ukraine’s military said it carried out drone strikes overnight on two major oil refineries inside Russia, targeting facilities in the Krasnodar and Samara regions. According to its General Staff, the Krasnodar refinery and the Syzran plant in Samara were hit. Ukraine justified the strikes as intended to weaken Russia’s war logistics. … Read more
TBILISI, August 26 – Dozens of Ukrainians who had been stranded for weeks in a buffer zone at Georgia’s northern Dariali border crossing have finally been sent home. Georgian officials confirmed that 65 people were transferred to Tbilisi International Airport and flown back to Ukraine on a chartered flight via Moldova. The group included 10 … Read more
TBILISI, August 6 – Five Ukrainian nationals who are stranded at the Dariali border crossing have launched a hunger strike, claiming they were denied entry and held in inhumane conditions by Georgian border guards. One of the group, Sergei Larko, told Ekho kavkaza that he has been stuck at the crossing for nearly a month, … Read more
TBILISI, July 31 – The Georgian government has scored a major victory in its long-running Anaklia deep-sea port dispute, as the it wins an arbitration case, confirming it was in its right to terminate the project. The ruling by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington dismissed claims filed by Bob Meijer … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch-–The European Commission today announced its new Black Sea Strategy. The plan envisages enhanced cooperation among littoral states, including members Romania and Bulgaria, and non-members Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. The initiative pledges €1.7 billion in funding for infrastructure, security, and other projects. Maritime Security Hub: Aims to protect infrastructure, de-mine waters, and address environmental … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested his country might exchange American journalist Evan Gershkovich for a Russian assassin jailed in Germany. Speaking to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a two hour long interview, the Russian leader alluded to holding negotiations about the exchange of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch – At the meeting of the “Russia-Georgia Business Council” in Vladikavkaz, the capital of Russia’s republic of North Ossetia, the issue of opening a road connecting Russia and Georgia through occupied South Ossetia was discussed on Tuesday, according to the information spread by the news website Sova News based on the telegram channel “Georgian … Read more