tensions and shifts in foreign

While Georgia has traditionally been seen as the South Caucasus’s pro-Western country, recent internal political tensions and shifts in foreign policy have somewhat tarnished this image. Especially following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the Georgian government (led by the Georgian Dream party) openly refrained from joining the Western sanctions regime, avoided direct confrontation with Moscow, and undertook domestic actions disapproved of by the West. This strained Tbilisi’s relations with its traditional Western partners. The results of the October 2024 parliamentary elections were not recognized by the U.S. and EU. Consequently, the Biden administration imposed certain sanctions on the Georgian government, including visa bans on individual officials – a serious warning for Tbilisi. หนังใหม่2025