Tag: Russia

Russian fuel shortages deepen as refinery shutdowns hit supply

September 18, 2025 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, September 18 – Russia is facing its worst gasoline shortage in two years, with wholesale sales dropping sharply while prices hit record highs, according to business daily Kommersant. On September 16, sales of A-92 gasoline at the St Petersburg commodity exchange fell 21.7% to 15,600 tons, the lowest level since 2023. A-95 gasoline sales … Read more

Russian journalist asks Georgia for asylum

January 5, 2020 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian dissident and investigative journalist Yuri Izotov has applied to Georgian authorities for asylum. According to the Ukrainian news website, ua.krynr.com, he said that fears persecution by Russia for his journalistic activities. “[Russian authorities] carried out investigative check for my posts on social networks where I revealed the data of those law enforcers who … Read more

Russia’s military superiority is visible but its status in Georgia continues to erode: Robert Hamilton

August 16, 2019 by Anna Kalandadze

Voice of America’s Georgian Service’s Anna Kalandadze talked to Robert Hamilton, Professor of Eurasian Studies at the US Army War College in Washington about trending topics in current-day Georgia. VoA: How do you assess the Anti-Russia protests that are ongoing in Tbilisi? What are the protests all about? Robert Hamilton: The direct catalyst for the … Read more

Populist rulers across the globe increasingly navigate towards Kremlin: Hans Binnendjik

April 22, 2019 by DFWatch staff

The NATO was founded in April of 1949 by Washington treaty, and at a time aimed to prevent Soviet aggression in Europe. In 21st century, the NATO’s role and agenda has changed. But the Alliance remains a deterrent against growing Russian threat in Europe. Ani Chkhikvadze, reporter for VOA’s Georgian Service, set down with Dr. … Read more

John Bolton: President Trump has demonstrated he’s obviously not Barack Obama

May 21, 2018 by Greta Van Susteren

Voice of America Contributor Greta Van Susteren interviewed US National Security Advisor, Amb. John Bolton at the White House. Bolton discussed foreign policy, the Iran deal, North Korea and some other issues.

Nate Sibley: Russian corrupt money starts to corrupt institutions in the west as well

May 16, 2018 by Nana Sajaia

Russian Kleptocracy has become such a big issue because they pushed it so hard, Vladimir Putin and group of his friends symbolize nothing more than an organized crime, we are seeing tentacles of the Kremlin growing outward from Russia, says Nate Sibley

Georgian President: West Awakening to Russian Security Threat in Historic ‘Now Moment’

March 16, 2018 by Nana Sajaia

Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili speaks to media after a ceremony at the memorial cemetery of the Georgian soldiers killed during the war with Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia in 2008 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Aug. 8, 2017. (VOA)

Washington, VOA – Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili is calling for American and European leaders to capitalize on what he calls a palpable, growing international consensus about the scope, magnitude and immediacy of national security threats posed by Russian election interference and suspected assassination attempts on foreign soil.

Trump's NSC advisor: We have to find ways to deal with new threat that Russia has perfected

January 20, 2018 by DFWatch staff

H.R. McMaster at the US Army Basic Training. 2009 (US Army photo.)

VoA contributor Greta Van Susteren interviewed H.R. McMaster, 26th National Security Advisor, serving under President Donald Trump, at the White House. This is a transcript of a part of the interview pertaining to Russia.

Carpenter: Not only sanctions… the US & NATO can take military steps to gain advantage over Russia in the region

January 13, 2018 by DFW-admin

To assess the US national security strategy issues, efficiency of the Trump administration and threats coming from increasingly assertive Russia, Voice of America’s (VOA) Nana Sajaia interviewed Washington-based Michael Carpenter, Senior Executive Director at Pen Biden Center.

I hope there will be a dialogue about selling Georgia anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons: policy specialist

July 30, 2017 by Anna Kalandadze

Voice of America’s Anna Kalandadze spoke to Daniel Kochis, a Europe policy specialist in the Margaret Thatcher’s Center for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation, a US Conservative think tank, ahead of US Vice President’s visit to Tbilisi.