The law has drawn stiff rebukes from the United States and Europe.
The State Department has announced visa restrictions on officials behind the foreign-agent law and Congress has threatened further sanctions.
The clash over the foreign-agent law in a small country nestled in the Caucasus Mountains has been largely overshadowed by Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Georgia, in fact, was the first neighboring country invaded by Russia post-Soviet Union, in 2008, to block its westward drift.
Now the ruling party, Georgian Dream, seems to share Russia’s goal, though it has generally avoided openly siding with Russia.
Persons:
Vladimir Putin’s, oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili —, Russia —, Ivanishvili
Organizations:
Russian, The State Department, European Union
Locations:
Republic of Georgia, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, United States, Europe, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, Soviet Union, Georgian, Tbilisi, ”