"The question of whether Georgia would continue its drift into Russia's orbit or change course and embrace Europe hung over the election..."
"Since that time, Ivanishvili has been methodically moving Georgia into a closer relationship with Russia, covertly and slowly at first, openly and aggressively in more recent years."
"For centuries Georgian luminaries have cultivated the idea of Europe as the way of protecting the Georgian language and identity from oppression by its neighbours."
"Even citizens already disillusioned with Ivanishvili were shocked when the government chose to side openly with Moscow against Kyiv in 2022."
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