Friday, December 5, 2025

Ukraine

EU to unveil 2025 enlargement report

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TBILISI, November 4 – European Union leaders and candidate countries are gathering in Brussels today, Tuesday, November 4, for an “Enlargement Summit” focused on the bloc’s next wave of potential members. The summit coincides with the release of the European Commission’s 2025 enlargement package, which assesses the progress of aspiring member states, including Georgia, Ukraine, … Read more

Lithuania pushes EU to bypass Hungary veto on Ukraine talks

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TBILISI, September 22 – Lithuania’s foreign minister says the European Union must move quickly to launch a backup plan that would allow accession talks with Ukraine to begin, even as Hungary continues to block the process. Speaking to the Ukrainian outlet European Pravda, Kęstutis Budrys said he believes there is indeed a way to speed … Read more

Georgia arrests two Ukrainians over explosives smuggling at Turkish border

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TBILISI, September 12 – Georgia’s security services say they have foiled an attempt to smuggle powerful explosives into the country, detaining two Ukrainian citizens in an operation near the Turkish border. The State Security Service (SUS) announced that on September 10, a truck with Ukrainian license plates crossed into Georgia from Turkey through the Sarpi … Read more

Russian journalist asks Georgia for asylum

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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

Saakashvili believes Ukraine’s Poroshenko won’t extradite him to Georgia

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mikheil_saakashviliTbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who recently resigned as Odessa governor and is set to lead an opposition party, believes that Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko won’t honour Tbilisi’s request to extradite him in the homeland, where he faces criminal charges.

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Georgian ex-President Saakashvili quits as governor of Odessa

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Saakashvili spoke of the reasons for his resignation at a press conference in Odessa.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The exiled former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili announced on Monday that he is leaving as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region, a position he has held since May 2015.

During a press conference broadcast on his Facebook page,

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North & East European foreign ministers support visa-free travel for Georgia, Ukraine

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Photo by MFA of Latvia
Photo by MFA of Latvia

TBILISI, DFWatch–Foreign ministers of Europe’s northern and eastern countries call on EU member states to go ahead with a plan to allow 90 days visa-free visits for Georgian and Ukrainian citizens.

On 21–22 April, a meeting of foreign ministers of Baltic,

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