Saturday, May 2, 2026

Saakashvili claims Georgian officers preparing to join Ukraine's military

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Defense Minister Mindia Janelidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former President Mikheil Saakashvili yesterday said that Georgian officers will be serving in Ukraine’s armed forces and have been promised Ukrainian citizenship.

But Defense Minister Mindia Janelidze rejects this. He says there hasn’t been a single

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Journalist detained at Russian singer Grigory Leps's Tbilisi concert

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Journalist Nini Metreveli and her cameraman were detained by private security at Sports Palace. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A journalist was detained by organizers of a concert by the Russian singer Grigory Leps on Sunday. The incident led to a protest rally.

Maestro TV journalist Nini Metreveli and her cameraman were locked up in a room with a guard for asking

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Envoy says prosecuting ex-officials slows down NATO integration

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James Appathurai. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A visiting NATO envoy warns Georgia that if the prosecution of former officials is seen as being politically motivated, this will slow down the country’s integration with the alliance.

James Appathurai said it is important not only to avoid

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Georgia may replace ambassador to Ukraine

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“The fact is that we faced certain problems regarding Ukraine,” majority leader Davit Saganelidze says. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia may replace its ambassador to Ukraine after a Saakashvili era official was appointed as Ukrainian health minister.

Wednesday there were reports that the government plans to replace its ambassador to Ukraine with Zviad Jankarashvili,

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Georgia ranked 50th on corruption index

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The Corruption Perception Index is published annually by Transparency International.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Transparency International (TI) ranked Georgia 50th among 175 countries in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report.

Georgia got 52 points out of the maximum 100. In the past, it scored 52 in 2012 (51st place) and 49 in 2013 (55th place).

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Ukraine appointment of Georgian ex-official angers Tbilisi

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Aleksandre Kvitashvili, Ukraine’s new health minister, had the same position in Georgia during Saakashvili. (Photo by Tbilisi State University.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi takes it as a slap in the face that Ukraine has appointed a former member of government from Georgia as health minister.

On Tuesday, the Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, agreed to appoint Alxandre Kvitashvili, a former Georgian health minister,

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