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Georgia in reverse: how showcase of post-Soviet democratisation turned into a country with 'functionally pro-Russian' regime Over the past three years, Georgia has followed a path that few could have predicted. A country that received EU candidate status in December 2023 has now effectively frozen its European integration. A... show more

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Today 🇬🇪 Georgia celebrates Independence Day. I greet all the people of Georgia and wish them to be together with us and all other European nations in a free, peaceful and united European family. I wish this for the entire Georgia – and those parts of your country that are still under Russian occupation. Georgia is one of the long-established and respected historic forces, and this force cannot be defeated, I am sure of it. The occupier will lose. გაუმარჯოს თავისუფალ საქართველოს!

Today 🇬🇪 Georgia celebrates Independence Day. I greet all the people of Georgia and wish them to be together with us and all other European nations in a free, peaceful and united European family. I wish this for the entire Georgia – and those parts of your country that are still under Russian occupation. Georgia is one of the long-established and respected historic forces, and this force cannot be defeated, I am sure of it. The occupier will lose. გაუმარჯოს თავისუფალ საქართველოს!

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

871,042 views • 3 years ago

.📌 “Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia” declaring that it is the only legitimate authority. Here are the key details: •The anchor introduces the story, saying: “The Supreme Council declared itself as the legitimate authority in Georgia.” •A resolution was announced at an extraordinary session, held in line with the results of the October 28, 1990 elections. •A memorandum was signed, stating: •The government will continue its activities until new, free and democratic elections are held. •A political amnesty will be declared in the country. •The independence of the media and judiciary will be ensured. •The territorial integrity of Georgia and its European course will be maintained. •The declaration was signed on behalf of the Council by Guram Absandze. He said that Georgia is in a very difficult political, economic and social situation, and that the people must recognize only legitimate government. •Later in the video, another speaker, Merab Chkuaseli, is interviewed. He emphasizes the same points about legality, crisis, and the continuation of democratic processes. ⸻ ➡️ In short: The video reports that the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia proclaimed itself as the only legitimate government of Georgia until new democratic elections take place, stressing amnesty, judicial independence, territorial integrity, and a European path.

.📌 “Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia” declaring that it is the only legitimate authority. Here are the key details: •The anchor introduces the story, saying: “The Supreme Council declared itself as the legitimate authority in Georgia.” •A resolution was announced at an extraordinary session, held in line with the results of the October 28, 1990 elections. •A memorandum was signed, stating: •The government will continue its activities until new, free and democratic elections are held. •A political amnesty will be declared in the country. •The independence of the media and judiciary will be ensured. •The territorial integrity of Georgia and its European course will be maintained. •The declaration was signed on behalf of the Council by Guram Absandze. He said that Georgia is in a very difficult political, economic and social situation, and that the people must recognize only legitimate government. •Later in the video, another speaker, Merab Chkuaseli, is interviewed. He emphasizes the same points about legality, crisis, and the continuation of democratic processes. ⸻ ➡️ In short: The video reports that the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia proclaimed itself as the only legitimate government of Georgia until new democratic elections take place, stressing amnesty, judicial independence, territorial integrity, and a European path.

Lado gamsakhurdia

50,992 views • 9 months ago

❗️Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever: Russia has threatened that Belgium will “feel this until the end of eternity” if it confiscates frozen Russian assets. ▪️De Wever: This could involve counter-seizures of Belgian factories in Russia, lawsuits in Russian courts, and similar risks for other EU countries. ▪️He regards it as an illusion that Russia will lose the war and voluntarily return the assets: “Russia will never lose this war. Moreover, it is not even desirable for a nuclear-armed country to lose a war and become completely unstable. That is not in our interest either.” ▪️Confiscation of assets should only be considered after the war is over, and only from the state that has lost the war — but, in his opinion, Russia will not be that state.

❗️Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever: Russia has threatened that Belgium will “feel this until the end of eternity” if it confiscates frozen Russian assets. ▪️De Wever: This could involve counter-seizures of Belgian factories in Russia, lawsuits in Russian courts, and similar risks for other EU countries. ▪️He regards it as an illusion that Russia will lose the war and voluntarily return the assets: “Russia will never lose this war. Moreover, it is not even desirable for a nuclear-armed country to lose a war and become completely unstable. That is not in our interest either.” ▪️Confiscation of assets should only be considered after the war is over, and only from the state that has lost the war — but, in his opinion, Russia will not be that state.

🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦

225,069 views • 7 months ago

Today marks 50 years of ΝΕΑ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ! The party that led Greece into the EU and has played a pivotal role in keeping the country on its European course. Happy 50th! 🇬🇷

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EPP

27,598 views • 1 year ago

Putin’s Russia in the 21st century: A country that once boasted of having the “2nd-best army in the world” still relies on decades-old Soviet-era equipment in many areas—and has even begun using Cold War steam locomotives in response to fuel shortages. What a joke of a country!😂

Putin’s Russia in the 21st century: A country that once boasted of having the “2nd-best army in the world” still relies on decades-old Soviet-era equipment in many areas—and has even begun using Cold War steam locomotives in response to fuel shortages. What a joke of a country!😂

Jon Cooper 🇺🇸

30,526 views • 19 days ago

Protesters singing the Mozambican anthem in downtown #Maputo. It has to be noted how impressive it is that in #Mozambique 🇲🇿, a country with a long history of civil war and conflict, the people are committing themselves to a non-violent movement for a democratic state.

Protesters singing the Mozambican anthem in downtown #Maputo. It has to be noted how impressive it is that in #Mozambique 🇲🇿, a country with a long history of civil war and conflict, the people are committing themselves to a non-violent movement for a democratic state.

Thomas van Linge

35,844 views • 1 year ago

We are building a state that has enough strength and self-respect to do both at once: preserve its heritage and pursue ambitious plans. A Ukraine that values its past and believes in its own future. A state that is not afraid of the phrase “for the first time” – and that, for the first time, is doing what until recently could only have been a dream. For the first time, Ukraine and Europe will build an anti-ballistic shield together. A historic project in which Ukraine is not an observer, but one of the leaders – bringing together countries and Europe’s strongest defense companies. The FREYJA project has been launched. We will do everything necessary to build Europe’s anti-ballistic system by integrating all European anti-ballistic capabilities. So that the skies over our nations are protected. So that dictators cannot dictate how free people in Europe should live. So that the lives of people in Ukraine and in every European country do not depend on whether Putin and those like him have ballistic missiles or not. From an address on Ukrainian Statehood Day – the Day of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus–Ukraine. (2/5)

We are building a state that has enough strength and self-respect to do both at once: preserve its heritage and pursue ambitious plans. A Ukraine that values its past and believes in its own future. A state that is not afraid of the phrase “for the first time” – and that, for the first time, is doing what until recently could only have been a dream. For the first time, Ukraine and Europe will build an anti-ballistic shield together. A historic project in which Ukraine is not an observer, but one of the leaders – bringing together countries and Europe’s strongest defense companies. The FREYJA project has been launched. We will do everything necessary to build Europe’s anti-ballistic system by integrating all European anti-ballistic capabilities. So that the skies over our nations are protected. So that dictators cannot dictate how free people in Europe should live. So that the lives of people in Ukraine and in every European country do not depend on whether Putin and those like him have ballistic missiles or not. From an address on Ukrainian Statehood Day – the Day of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus–Ukraine. (2/5)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

145,539 views • 3 days ago

🇬🇪🇪🇺 Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze attacks the EU! He says the EU demand another government in Georgia, he accuses them of a color revolution attempt! Fascinating to watch a country, that already had a color revolution and knows the downsides of it. 🗣️ PM said: “Some people, including the EU Ambassador, told us that they will recognize Georgia only if the murderers, executioners, TV station hijackers, business racketeers and people who started the war in 2008 return to power. For us, this is an insulting position. When you are asked that either the "Nazis" must return or Georgia has no value. This is, of course, not a correct or healthy attitude towards our country, and we see an attack on the OSCE as a continuation of this. Everyone must accept the fact that democratic elections were held in Georgia, the country has a democratic government, the process of forming both the parliament and the government is complete, and the President of Georgia will soon be elected. Everyone who respects the principle of democracy must accept the will of the Georgian people.“

🇬🇪🇪🇺 Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze attacks the EU! He says the EU demand another government in Georgia, he accuses them of a color revolution attempt! Fascinating to watch a country, that already had a color revolution and knows the downsides of it. 🗣️ PM said: “Some people, including the EU Ambassador, told us that they will recognize Georgia only if the murderers, executioners, TV station hijackers, business racketeers and people who started the war in 2008 return to power. For us, this is an insulting position. When you are asked that either the "Nazis" must return or Georgia has no value. This is, of course, not a correct or healthy attitude towards our country, and we see an attack on the OSCE as a continuation of this. Everyone must accept the fact that democratic elections were held in Georgia, the country has a democratic government, the process of forming both the parliament and the government is complete, and the President of Georgia will soon be elected. Everyone who respects the principle of democracy must accept the will of the Georgian people.“

Lord Bebo

351,899 views • 1 year ago

Bahrain has become a free country. Israel has lost. It seems that the King of Bahrain has left the country, and that many U.S. military bases have been destroyed. Israel has also suffered a significant loss in its alliances. And now it appears that Dubai may be the next place seeking its freedom.

Bahrain has become a free country. Israel has lost. It seems that the King of Bahrain has left the country, and that many U.S. military bases have been destroyed. Israel has also suffered a significant loss in its alliances. And now it appears that Dubai may be the next place seeking its freedom.

SilencedSirs◼️

182,776 views • 4 months ago

Ukraine believes that every democratic nation in Europe deserves to be a full member of the EU. And we are working as actively as possible to achieve this. Please, do not forget that Ukraine merits it because it has paid more than any other European country for its right to be free, independent, and European. This right is not only for Ukraine. It is also the right of other nations to be independent from Russia. The future of Europe – free, united and in peace – is being decided in our defense. That shows how unique our situation is. I’m grateful to everyone who recognizes this and who takes the necessary steps to show that Europe truly values and supports it. The most important such step could be a fast-track path for Ukraine to join the EU. From an address at the EU Council meeting. (1/3)

Ukraine believes that every democratic nation in Europe deserves to be a full member of the EU. And we are working as actively as possible to achieve this. Please, do not forget that Ukraine merits it because it has paid more than any other European country for its right to be free, independent, and European. This right is not only for Ukraine. It is also the right of other nations to be independent from Russia. The future of Europe – free, united and in peace – is being decided in our defense. That shows how unique our situation is. I’m grateful to everyone who recognizes this and who takes the necessary steps to show that Europe truly values and supports it. The most important such step could be a fast-track path for Ukraine to join the EU. From an address at the EU Council meeting. (1/3)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

242,916 views • 1 month ago

A Russian man who has moved to Georgia (to avoid mobilization) says he hates the Georgians and that they used to be the slaves of Russia. He says that there are so many Russians in the country now that they could easily take it over again. 🇬🇪🇺🇦

A Russian man who has moved to Georgia (to avoid mobilization) says he hates the Georgians and that they used to be the slaves of Russia. He says that there are so many Russians in the country now that they could easily take it over again. 🇬🇪🇺🇦

Visegrád 24

825,118 views • 3 years ago

After the May 9 events, Putin gave a late-night interview to journalists at the Kremlin. Formally, he spoke about Ukraine and negotiations. But in reality, it was a broader political signal about how Russia sees the future order in Europe and across the post-Soviet space. In the interview, Putin directly linked Ukraine’s European integration to the beginning of the war and effectively warned Armenia about its own movement toward the EU. ‼️ In his remarks, he explicitly said that everything “started” with Ukraine joining - or attempting to join - the European Union. This is an important point because for years Russian diplomacy tried to promote the narrative that the EU was supposedly a neutral economic project that did not provoke objections from Moscow. Now Putin himself has placed Ukraine’s European integration into the causal chain the Kremlin uses to explain the war. Because of this, the interview once again demonstrates that, for the Kremlin, the threat is not only the military integration of neighboring states with the West, but also their departure from Russia’s political, economic, and regulatory space. In Russian logic, the EU has long ceased to be viewed as merely a “market” or an “economic partnership.” It is perceived as an alternative center of power that gradually pulls post-Soviet states out of Russia’s orbit through rules, standards, institutions, and political transformation. The most interesting part of the interview concerned Armenia. Putin stated that if Armenians support a European course, Russia could proceed toward a “civilized” or “intelligent divorce.” On the surface, this sounds almost soft. But the problem is that just minutes before and after that statement, he explained that Ukraine’s European integration was precisely what triggered the conflict. In this way, a very transparent hidden message is being formed: Ukraine also began with a movement toward the EU - and according to the Russian version of events, that ended in war. That is why the phrase “civilized divorce” is far harsher than it appears. It contains an implicit threat: do not repeat the Ukrainian scenario. The Kremlin is making it clear that the departure of post-Soviet states from Russia’s sphere of influence is not viewed as a neutral sovereign decision. Moscow believes it has the right to determine the terms of such a departure and to “respond” to it. Another important message from the interview concerns negotiations with Ukraine. Putin said he would allow a meeting with Zelenskyy even in a third country, rather than only in Moscow as he previously demanded. But only under one condition: if final long-term agreements are ready to be signed there. In other words, within Russian logic, negotiations are not a process of searching for compromise. They are the final stage of legally formalizing results that the Kremlin hopes to obtain first through force and coercion. The entire interview also shows that Russia still sees the United States as its primary interlocutor. Within this framework, Ukraine is presented as a secondary participant, while Europe is portrayed as a weaker and less sovereign actor. This is a continuation of the old Russian logic: the future order in Europe should be determined through agreements between great powers, rather than through the sovereign choices of smaller countries.

After the May 9 events, Putin gave a late-night interview to journalists at the Kremlin. Formally, he spoke about Ukraine and negotiations. But in reality, it was a broader political signal about how Russia sees the future order in Europe and across the post-Soviet space. In the interview, Putin directly linked Ukraine’s European integration to the beginning of the war and effectively warned Armenia about its own movement toward the EU. ‼️ In his remarks, he explicitly said that everything “started” with Ukraine joining - or attempting to join - the European Union. This is an important point because for years Russian diplomacy tried to promote the narrative that the EU was supposedly a neutral economic project that did not provoke objections from Moscow. Now Putin himself has placed Ukraine’s European integration into the causal chain the Kremlin uses to explain the war. Because of this, the interview once again demonstrates that, for the Kremlin, the threat is not only the military integration of neighboring states with the West, but also their departure from Russia’s political, economic, and regulatory space. In Russian logic, the EU has long ceased to be viewed as merely a “market” or an “economic partnership.” It is perceived as an alternative center of power that gradually pulls post-Soviet states out of Russia’s orbit through rules, standards, institutions, and political transformation. The most interesting part of the interview concerned Armenia. Putin stated that if Armenians support a European course, Russia could proceed toward a “civilized” or “intelligent divorce.” On the surface, this sounds almost soft. But the problem is that just minutes before and after that statement, he explained that Ukraine’s European integration was precisely what triggered the conflict. In this way, a very transparent hidden message is being formed: Ukraine also began with a movement toward the EU - and according to the Russian version of events, that ended in war. That is why the phrase “civilized divorce” is far harsher than it appears. It contains an implicit threat: do not repeat the Ukrainian scenario. The Kremlin is making it clear that the departure of post-Soviet states from Russia’s sphere of influence is not viewed as a neutral sovereign decision. Moscow believes it has the right to determine the terms of such a departure and to “respond” to it. Another important message from the interview concerns negotiations with Ukraine. Putin said he would allow a meeting with Zelenskyy even in a third country, rather than only in Moscow as he previously demanded. But only under one condition: if final long-term agreements are ready to be signed there. In other words, within Russian logic, negotiations are not a process of searching for compromise. They are the final stage of legally formalizing results that the Kremlin hopes to obtain first through force and coercion. The entire interview also shows that Russia still sees the United States as its primary interlocutor. Within this framework, Ukraine is presented as a secondary participant, while Europe is portrayed as a weaker and less sovereign actor. This is a continuation of the old Russian logic: the future order in Europe should be determined through agreements between great powers, rather than through the sovereign choices of smaller countries.

Anton Gerashchenko

152,906 views • 2 months ago

🚨INTERVIEW: “RUSSIA’S POWER AMBITION DEPENDS ON REBUILDING THE SOVIET SPHERE - AND THAT PLAN NEEDS UKRAINE” "The Russian government, long before Putin, rejected the idea of a unipolar world that was emerging in the 1990s when the United States really ruled supreme on the world arena. To be a real pole in a multipolar world, Russia has to control the resources of what used to be the Soviet Union. Ukraine is the largest after Russia in terms of economic potential and so on and so forth, among the former Soviet republics. The entire model of Russia as one of the poles in a multipolar world wouldn’t work without control over Soviet resources, and without Ukraine, there would be a huge hole in that system. The war didn’t start in 2022. The war started in February 2014 with the Russian annexation of Crimea and the beginning of the war in Eastern Ukraine." Serhii Plokhy, Harvard Professor of Ukrainian History.

🚨INTERVIEW: “RUSSIA’S POWER AMBITION DEPENDS ON REBUILDING THE SOVIET SPHERE - AND THAT PLAN NEEDS UKRAINE” "The Russian government, long before Putin, rejected the idea of a unipolar world that was emerging in the 1990s when the United States really ruled supreme on the world arena. To be a real pole in a multipolar world, Russia has to control the resources of what used to be the Soviet Union. Ukraine is the largest after Russia in terms of economic potential and so on and so forth, among the former Soviet republics. The entire model of Russia as one of the poles in a multipolar world wouldn’t work without control over Soviet resources, and without Ukraine, there would be a huge hole in that system. The war didn’t start in 2022. The war started in February 2014 with the Russian annexation of Crimea and the beginning of the war in Eastern Ukraine." Serhii Plokhy, Harvard Professor of Ukrainian History.

Mario Nawfal

30,668 views • 7 months ago

Amputee football offers a sense of community and healing in Rwanda, a country that went through its darkest time in 1994 during its genocide. The seven-a-side version of soccer has grown steadily over the past decade and Rwanda now has five women's professional teams and 10 for men.

Amputee football offers a sense of community and healing in Rwanda, a country that went through its darkest time in 1994 during its genocide. The seven-a-side version of soccer has grown steadily over the past decade and Rwanda now has five women's professional teams and 10 for men.

The Associated Press

46,612 views • 2 months ago

In Kyrgyzstan, a security officer scolded a Chinese businessman for speaking Russian At a meeting with contractors, official Kamchibek Tashiev demanded that they speak Kyrgyz and stated that a foreigner should have learned the state language over the years of working in the country. However, the Russian language has an official status there.

In Kyrgyzstan, a security officer scolded a Chinese businessman for speaking Russian At a meeting with contractors, official Kamchibek Tashiev demanded that they speak Kyrgyz and stated that a foreigner should have learned the state language over the years of working in the country. However, the Russian language has an official status there.

Sprinter Press Agency

83,052 views • 6 months ago

"Washington is in shock": how the launch of the first Soviet satellite left the US behind in the space race, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova "For Moscow, this launch is proof that a country destroyed by war was able not only to recover but also to become a technological leader in a decade. Washington is in shock, which Western historians will call the 'satellite crisis'. The very idea of the West's technological superiority was called into question. If a Soviet satellite is flying over the US, it means that Soviet missiles could also reach American territory." A special project by Radio Sputnik and the ON Media holding company, "First Among the Stars", can be viewed on VK and RuTube 📌Subscribe to Radio Sputnik

"Washington is in shock": how the launch of the first Soviet satellite left the US behind in the space race, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova "For Moscow, this launch is proof that a country destroyed by war was able not only to recover but also to become a technological leader in a decade. Washington is in shock, which Western historians will call the 'satellite crisis'. The very idea of the West's technological superiority was called into question. If a Soviet satellite is flying over the US, it means that Soviet missiles could also reach American territory." A special project by Radio Sputnik and the ON Media holding company, "First Among the Stars", can be viewed on VK and RuTube 📌Subscribe to Radio Sputnik

Zlatti71

28,078 views • 3 months ago

Russia is allowing this clown Zelensky far too much latitude. Before long, he will want to split the entire world in half with Trump. President Zelensky has arrived in Yerevan for the European Political Community summit. This is no longer merely routine diplomacy. This is especially true when viewed in the context of Zelensky’s recent trip to Azerbaijan, where military-technical cooperation was discussed—and where Baku was even proposed as a venue for negotiations. At that time, the very fact of the Ukrainian leader’s presence in a post-Soviet state served as a signal: Moscow’s unspoken "red lines" are gradually losing their force. Zelensky is deliberately pursuing an agenda in the South Caucasus, while Pashinyan is effectively—and for the whole world to see—integrating Yerevan into an anti-Russian agenda. For Moscow, this constitutes an open challenge: Armenia—a country that still hosts Russian military bases—is welcoming the leader of a nation with which the Russian Federation is currently at war. This is not merely a summit. It is a demonstration of a new regional balance of power—and a signal that the era of Russian dominance across the post-Soviet space is actively eroding. AAF

Russia is allowing this clown Zelensky far too much latitude. Before long, he will want to split the entire world in half with Trump. President Zelensky has arrived in Yerevan for the European Political Community summit. This is no longer merely routine diplomacy. This is especially true when viewed in the context of Zelensky’s recent trip to Azerbaijan, where military-technical cooperation was discussed—and where Baku was even proposed as a venue for negotiations. At that time, the very fact of the Ukrainian leader’s presence in a post-Soviet state served as a signal: Moscow’s unspoken "red lines" are gradually losing their force. Zelensky is deliberately pursuing an agenda in the South Caucasus, while Pashinyan is effectively—and for the whole world to see—integrating Yerevan into an anti-Russian agenda. For Moscow, this constitutes an open challenge: Armenia—a country that still hosts Russian military bases—is welcoming the leader of a nation with which the Russian Federation is currently at war. This is not merely a summit. It is a demonstration of a new regional balance of power—and a signal that the era of Russian dominance across the post-Soviet space is actively eroding. AAF

Victor vicktop55 commentary

16,219 views • 2 months ago