Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has dismissed claims of escalation following Russia’s decision to suspend social funding to Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia region. In an interview with the RBK publication, Lavrov stressed the move was part of “ma...
The de facto Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia, Sergei Shamba, on Tuesday confirmed Moscow had suspended its financial assistance to the region as of September 1, due to the “failure to meet specific obligations”. Sh...
Sergei Shamba, de facto Foreign Minister of Abkhazia, Georgia’s currently Russian-occupied region, this week revealed their aspiration to join the United Nations. In his interview with Izvestia, Shamba acknowledged the challenges posed by “double st...
Georgia’s State Security Service on Wednesday confirmed the illegal arrest of four Georgian citizens by the Russian-controlled occupation forces over the past several days. Three of the four citizens were illegally detained in the Gali district of t...
Representatives of the Russian-controlled occupation regime have illegally detained two Georgian citizens from the village of Otobaia, located in the occupied Gali district, according to the State Security Service of Georgia. The occupation authorit...
Today marks 32 years since the beginning of the war in Abkhazia, Georgia’s currently Russian-occupied region in the country’s west. On August 14, 1992, the State Council of Georgia, led by Eduard Shevardnadze, ordered the deployment of Georgian Arme...
The so-called Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia’s Russian- occupied Abkhazia region, Sergey Shamba, this week denied reports that a Russian naval base will be established in Ochamchire. In an interview with the Russian state publication RIA Novo...
The Russian company Aero Management,formerly known as JSC Dart, has demanded the de facto authorities of Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia pay over 24 million rubles ($2.8 million). The demand was made in a letter from the company’s General Director, Phil...
Georgia’s currently Russian-occupied de facto Abkhazia has recalled a controversial bill proposing the construction of up to 10,000 apartments, following widespread local protests and demonstrations. The bill, which aimed to facilitate mass constru...
The 120th meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) is currently underway in Ergneti, Gori, near Georgia’s central occupied Tskhinvali region. At the meeting, Georgian officials are pressing for the release of eight Georgian ci...
