Mikhail Saakashvili

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Georgia refugee tower re-opens as luxury hotel

AFP Global Edition 79 days ago

Once home to hundreds of refugees and a symbol of Georgia's decline, the 18-storey Iveria Hotel in central Tbilisi re-opened Wednesday as a five-star Western-owned hotel. Presiding over an opening ceremony for the Radisson SAS Iveria following its 100-million-dollar (70-million euro) facelift, ...

Saakashvili slams Russian 'invaders'

AP News 105 days ago

On war's anniversary, Georgian president slams Russian 'invaders,' vows peaceful victory Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili defiantly marked the first anniversary of his country's war with Russia on Friday, denouncing Russian troops who control two Georgian regions as "invaders." In a heated speech ...

On war's anniversary, Georgia, Russia vie in media

AP News 106 days ago

Georgia, Russia push for public opinion victory on war's anniversary A year after their war, Russia and Georgia are locked in a battle of words and images over how the world will remember the conflict. Each seeks to be exonerated, each wants ...

US may rearm Georgia, despite Moscow's opposition

AFP Global Edition 120 days ago

The United States does not exclude possibly rearming Georgia following its humiliating defeat to Russia a year ago, even at the cost of angering Moscow, a State Department spokesman said Thursday. "Georgia is on a path that the United States supports toward ...

Biden brings tough love to Georgia

AP News 120 days ago

US Vice President Biden pledges to stand behind Georgia, in message mixed with tough love A year after Georgia's disastrous war with Russia, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden assured the small country on Thursday that the United States stands behind it in ...

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