Post AhsrLY3W4eLlwot6Mi by djr@union.place
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 (DIR) Post #AhsqDuHjRU2ccUKU2C by fkamiah17@toot.wales
       2024-05-14T12:14:45Z
       
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       Very useful breakdown of what's going on in Georgia, where half the country seem to be almost permanently on the streets protesting.https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/putin-style-law-leaves-georgia-at-crossroads/And a report on diminishing press freedom and independent journalism in Georgia:https://www.ecpmf.eu/georgia-independent-journalism-facing-an-existential-threat/
       
 (DIR) Post #AhsqDvo1mtT9KwRn0q by Lassielmr@mastodon.scot
       2024-05-14T12:45:45Z
       
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       @fkamiah17 it is a country where the youth are pro eu and have little appetite for welcoming Russians into their country, but the older and elderly age groups still hark back to Soviet times. Like Serbia the Gov is very pro Russian. I nearly choked last week when the US said it was "deeply troubled" by the treatment of protesters and called for an independent investigation into reports of "harassment and physical assault". Does the US Gov not have any self awareness?
       
 (DIR) Post #AhsqDxAOjCxPYbvAWG by djr@union.place
       2024-05-14T13:29:19Z
       
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       @Lassielmr @fkamiah17There is also a lot of influence exercised through the #georgian #orthodox #church which I understand to be linked to the #moscow #patriarchate rather than the one in #istanbul ..
       
 (DIR) Post #AhsqDygh4cNwH42TUu by wjmaggos@liberal.city
       2024-05-14T13:42:15Z
       
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       @djr @Lassielmr @fkamiah17 imo this is a western coup operation ala Ukraine 2014. the law is similar to the US FARA law and intended to prevent what happened there (have you heard the Victoria Nuland phone call?) it would also apply to Russian meddlers.these countries want to be independent so they can play both sides off each other for economic benefits. neither side wants that. please give the voices critical of your position from inside Georgia fair consideration.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Georgian_protests
       
 (DIR) Post #AhsrLY3W4eLlwot6Mi by djr@union.place
       2024-05-14T13:54:54Z
       
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       @wjmaggos @Lassielmr @fkamiah17A coup from either side ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled there for later this year would be wrong. Far better that the elections are scrutinised to ensure that they are free and fair. As someone who visited #georgia a score of years ago I can remember just how economically ruinous for #georgia the security policy of #russia in the #northcaucasus was. It destroyed the export trade in fresh fruit and vegetables to #russia  #georgia had relied on .
       
 (DIR) Post #AhstYGkTvr0dwaB66C by wjmaggos@liberal.city
       2024-05-14T14:19:45Z
       
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       @djr @Lassielmr @fkamiah17 so then isn't the new law a good thing? it's not Putin styled, it's basic and similar to what we have here. that they keep calling it pro Russian is weird. the same Americans here who were obsessed about exposing Russian influence here are against the law. that doesn't make any sense. of course there are agents from both sides trying to manipulate things. the only explanation is we're active there and don't want to be exposed.https://youtu.be/VizcEjgesUM?si=lBgeWeVgUcXvzkuf