The West Is Losing Georgia to Russia, Zourabichvili Says

“American interests in the region are also at stake.”

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili dressed in a red shirt and white blazer waves in front of a white building September 17, 2025, 6:45 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Georgian politician Salome Zourabichvili has been among the vanguard pushing for the country to swing back toward its formerly Western direction and away from Russian and Chinese influence.

It hasn’t been easy. In 2024, the Russian-aligned Georgian Dream party the country’s parliament following an election that independent observers said was marred by voter intimidation. Zourabichvili, who was elected in 2018 to Georgia’s presidency, has refused to recognize the election results and the su

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