US postpones military drills in Georgia due to rift

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 07 Jul 2024 by Alex Teddy
On July 5 the United States said it will not hold the exercises in the Republic of Georgia for the foreseeable future. This was explicitly because of the US reviewing relations with the former Soviet republic. Washington DC is unhappy with the Foreign Agent Act that was passed in Georgia in June 2024. This mirrors a statute in Russia. Some say the law will muzzle the media.  The drills were due to start on July 25 and last for 11 days.  The US has provided significant military aid to Georgia for 20 years. The US welcomed the Rose Revolution in 2004 that ousted Edvard Sheverdnadze as president. He was the last Foreign Minister of the USSR and was perceived as pro-Moscow. He was followed by a pro-US president named Mikheil Saakashvili, who is now in jail. The current Georgian Prime Minister and Parliament are fairly friendly with Russia. But the President of Georgia is resolutely pro-Western. Georgia aspires to join the European Union. The EU said there will be no progress even towards candidate status for Georgia if the Foreign Agent Act remains law. Georgia sent troops to assist the US in Iraq and Afghanistan. Georgia fought a war against Russia in 2008. Russia occupies two Georgia regions and recognizes them as independent countries.

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