No. 135: Impact of the Russian War against Ukraine on Georgia

Author(s): Tatia Chikhladze, Shota Shiukashvili, Natia Seskuria, Tatia Tavkhelidze
Editor(s): Tatia Chikhladze (Special Editor)
Series Editor(s): Lusine Badalyan, Sandra Fernandes, Farid Guliyev, Diana Lezhava, Lili Di Puppo, Jeronim Perović, Abel Polese, Kobe Turmanidze
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 135
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), University of Bremen; Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC-Georgia); Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES), University of Zurich; German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
Publication Year: 2023

The topic of this issue is the Impact of Russia’s War against Ukraine on Georgia. Firstly, Tatia Chikhladze and Shota Shiukashvili examine new pro-Russian disinformation narratives promoted since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; secondly, Natia Seskuria analyses security, political and economic implications of the influx of Russians in Georgia, as well potential short and long-term implications of controversial decisions such as allowing the restoration of flights to Russia and keeping liberal visa regulations for Russian citizens; lastly, Tatia Tavkhelidze offers a perspective on how the government of Georgia responded to this new historical opportunity.

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