AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoRussians at the border: More than 113,000 Russians reportedly entered Georgia via Verkhny Lars in a week as draft-mobilization rumors spread, with over 20,000 crossings on Aug. 20 alone, while Georgia’s opposition warns the state is unprepared for the security and demographic fallout. Deportation fight: Russian anti-war activist Denis Kulanin—pardoned by President Mikheil Kavelashvili after a conviction tied to a Tbilisi protest—is in a dry hunger strike in the Migration Department and faces deportation; his lawyers are pushing to send him to a third country instead of Russia. EUintegration protests: Pro-European demonstrators kept up the 639th straight day of rallies in Tbilisi, with new presidential pardons freeing additional participants from the 2024–2025 protest wave. Local governance & rights: Outcry continues over the demolition of Tbilisi’s modernist “Rike Tubes” music theatre complex, as preservationists and architects challenge the city’s permit. Cross-border policing: An Azerbaijani citizen on an Interpol red notice was detained at Sarpi and extradition steps have begun. Tourism push: Georgia is expanding its China marketing push via Trip.com/Ctrip and plans more direct flights to boost arrivals through end-2026.
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