The developments in , with the ruling party announcing today that the country will suspend the dialogue on its accession to the European Union until 2028, while at the same time refusing to receive any grant from Brussels.
The reason, as stated in the relevant announcement, is the “heap of insults” from the European bloc.
Georgia, a country of 3.7 million people, is a candidate for EU membership, and its goal is spelled out in its Constitution. But in recent months its relations with Brussels have soured sharply, which has already said that Georgia’s membership bid has been frozen.
Western countries say that the tarnished by . The pro-Russian ruling Georgian Dream party won those elections with nearly 54 percent, according to official results.