Days of protests have rocked Georgia following the government’s controversial decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union. Tensions have been brewing for ...
The decision, announced by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze last week, reinvigorated nationwide protests as many Georgians oppose steering the country away from Europe and toward Russia.
The president, Salome Zourabichvili, who favors accession to the E.U., has encouraged the thousands who have taken to the streets nightly to protest the delay. “We want our European destiny to ...