Georgian Press Review (October 30th - November 5th)
The situation around ‘Rustavi 2’, the torture scandal, the investigation of the coup preparation, and the devaluation of the lari
Mikheil Saakashvili
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Saakashvili: ready to take part in great changes in Ukraine
The governor of the Odessa Region, ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, declared his readiness in an interview with Politico to take the post of head of the Ukrainian government. “I would like to take part …
Garibashvili: Saakashvili's place should be in prison
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, during a visit to Estonia, said that the place of Georgia's ex-president, chairman of the Odessa Regional State Administration, Mikheil Saakashvili, is in …
Garibashvili asks Poroshenko to deal with Saakashvili
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili has sent a letter to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko regarding the wiretapped recordings of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili with the head of the Rustavi 2 …
Germany and Georgia building bridges
Berlin appreciates the carefulness of the Irakli Garibashvili government and his intention to reduce tension in relationship with Moscow
Garibashvili: all masterminds and perpetrators of provocations in Georgia to be punished
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, held emergency briefing on the wiretapped recordings of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili with the head of the Rustavi 2 TV, Nika Gvaramia, and …
Saakashvili: in Georgia protection of freedom of speech equals struggle for existence
The Georgian people have to physically defend freedom of speech in Georgia, like Ukrainian people do, Georgia's fugitive ex-president, Chairman of the Odessa Regional State Administration, Mikheil Saakashvili, posted on his …
Burjanadze: Government confirms helplessness and incompetence
‘‘Initiation of an investigation into charges of plotting a coup on the basis of the materials published on the Internet, shows the helplessness and incompetence of the Georgian authorities,’’ the …
Opposition: Saakashvili falsifies election results
The leader of the Odessa 'Opposition bloc', Nikolai Skorik, said that the governor of the Odessa region, ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili and the Mayor of Odessa Gennady …
Mikheil Saakashvili votes for first time in Ukrainian elections
The governor of the Odessa region, Mikhail Saakashvili has voted at the elections of the mayor of Odessa. It is his first elections since obtaining Ukrainian citizenship. He reached the …
Saakashvili suspected of organizing coup
The former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and his closest associates could become defendants in a new criminal case. This time, they are suspected of plotting a coup in the country. The reason for this is …
Saakashvili suspected of plotting coup in Georgia
The Georgian Interior Ministry has initiated an investigation into the case of a possible preparation of a coup by the former President and the Secretary of the Security Council, Mikheil Saakashvili and Gigi …
Kaladze: ‘‘Without US interference, Saakashvili would have sold Gazprom our pipeline"
But for the interference of the United States in 2005, the central gas pipeline could have been be sold to Gazprom on the initiative of Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili,’’ …
Tragedy in Ukraine: 16 killed in boat crash near Odessa
"A passenger boat sank in the Black Sea off the coast of the Odessa region, resulting in several people dying," the regional governor Mikheil Saakashvili wrote on his Facebook page. The incident …
Georgian politicians quarrel over Russian gas
A row over the talks between the Georgian government and Gazprom on possible supplies of Russian gas to commercial operators and private companies has erupted in Georgia. Deputy Prime Minister and ...
Saakashvili promises to put an end to lawlessness
According to Mikheil Saakashvili’s post on Facebook, the governor of the Odessa region and former Georgian President believes that people can overcome massive theft in …
Will Saakashvili be sentenced to 30 years?
The former president of Georgia, the current Governor of Ukraine's Odessa region, Mikheil Saakashvili, may be sentenced to 30 years in prison by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague - and this is the mildest sentence that awaits him on the case of the five-day war in 2008. After considering the materials provided by the Russian side, it was decided to initiate criminal case and to investigate the events of the five-day war in South Ossetia. At the same time, Kommersant reports that Saakashvili turned to be the main accused in this case.
Will dollar and euro replace Georgian currency
Georgia may refuse lari, although it is perceived not only as payment instrument and financial and economic phenomenon, but also a symbol of a hard-won statehood
Georgia considers dialogue with Russia to be "mandatory", but hesitates to take the first step
Tbilisi believes that now, Russian-Georgian relations have no positive agenda, which could be discussed at the highest or a high level
Will Margvelashvili release Merabishvili, Akhalaia and Ugulava?
Georgian political experts negatively evaluated the prospects of a pardon of political associates of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili - Vano Merabishvili, Bacho Akhalaia and Gigi Ugulava - by President Georgi …
