Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, May 10, by his decrees, canceled the visa regime for Georgian citizens from May 15 and allowed Russian airlines to fly to Georgia, introduced in June 2019.

According to the decrees, Georgian citizens will be able to enter Russia with a national passport and other identity documents.. An exception remains for those who travel "

The Ministry of Transport of Russia, following Putin's decrees, announced the cancellation of the recommendation for Russian citizens to refrain from traveling to Georgia, introduced on June 21, 2019. In particular, the Russian Federation introduces seven direct flights from Moscow to Tbilisi and back weekly.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that the abolition of the visa regime for Georgians is another Russian provocation.

“Another Russian provocation! The restoration of direct flights and the abolition of the visa regime with Georgia is unacceptable as long as Russia continues its aggression in Ukraine and occupies our territory,” she wrote on Twitter and called for a meeting of the country’s Security Council.

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Francis Fukuyama, an American political scientist from Stanford University, believes that the neutral position of the Georgian authorities in relation to the Russian-Ukrainian war plays into the hands of the aggressor..

At the same time, according to the survey, the vast majority of Georgian citizens consider Russia the biggest threat to their country..

Read more about the position of Georgia in the article by Vladimir Kravchenko \? Why is Georgia afraid of war with Russia”.