Monday, February 23, 2026

Saakashvili woos Russian business with visa-free travel

"Where there are economic relations, there is no place for tanks,” Georgia's president Mikheil Saakashvili says, and lifts visa rules for all Russians. Today, citizens of Russia's seven northern Caucasus republics can enter Georgia without a visa. (Photo: Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili, said Tuesday night that Georgia will lift visa requirements for all Russians.

Saakashvili was holding his annual speech to parliament about the state of the nation.

“I have an new initiative to unilaterally

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Georgian opposition bloc fined by party financing authority

Natia Mogeladze, head of the financial monitoring group of the Chamber of Control, today announced that a political donation was an instance of illegal funnelling through an individual, because the person has a too low income to explain such a big donation. (Photo: Maestro TV.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian authorities have issued fines to an opposition figurehead and his associates totaling 363 000 US dollars.

The businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, who since October 2011 has been gradually building a base within the country’s politics, was

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