Could the nation that back in 2008 fought a war against Vladimir Putin be giving up on its EU dream?Packed crowds outside Georgia’s parliament to protest what the pro-Western president calls a stolen election. We will scrutinize Saturday’s vote which gave another outright majority to the Georgia Dream party of billionaire former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili.
His side’s campaign employed the «look what happened to Ukraine» argument, warning against alienating the Kremlin. What next for Georgia?
What next for the rest of the former Soviet space? A lot of course hinges on Ukraine. From 2008 to the present, is Putin by increments fulfilling his dream of recreating a greater Russia? On that score, what to make of Hungary’s illiberal leader Viktor Orban rushing in to offer his congratulations?
Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Rebecca Gnignati and Ilayda Habip.
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