Georgian police fire teargas as huge ‘foreign agents’ bill protests rock Tbilis

Masked police also used water cannon and stun grenades against rally protesting over legislation viewed as authoritarian and Russian-inspired

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 the US state department’s assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs, said late yesterday that he had an “important conversation with Georgian MPs about our bilateral relationship.”

The discussion covered “our strong concerns over the draft Kremlin-inspired ‘foreign influence’ law and its negative impact on Georgia’s European aspirations,” he said.

‘Heartbroken’: Lithuanian minister says Georgia situation like ‘losing a friend’

“I am heartbroken to hear Ivanishvili’s vision for Georgia’s future,” said Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s foreign minister.

“I am devastated by this sudden change in relations with countries, including Lithuania, which have been Georgia’s closest allies. It feels like we are losing a friend,” he wrote in a social media post.

“We are now shocked to see Georgians being dragged towards unfreedom by those who are most scared of freedom themselves. But we know that Georgians, like Lithuanians, are eternally free-spirited and freedom will always flourish,” he added.