Trump Might Soon Face a Crisis in Georgia, Where the Former Soviet Republic Is in an Incipient Revolt Against Russia

Parliament is besieged by growing demonstrations as Russia is on the back foot in Syria and hemorrhaging men in Ukraine.

AP/Zurab Tsertsvadze
Police use a water cannon to block protesters holding Georgian national flags during a rally against the governments' decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union for four years, outside the parliament's building at Tbilisi, Georgia, December 1, 2024. AP/Zurab Tsertsvadze

President-elect Trump may soon face a crisis in Georgia. No, not that Georgia. In the former Soviet republic on the Black Sea, a pro-America, pro-Europe revolt is spreading fast, pitting angry protesters against a pro-Russia government. In growing demonstrations since Friday, protesters have besieged Parliament, stoned ruling party offices, and fought riot police with fireworks and Molotov cocktails. At last count, 50 people were hospitalized and at least 200 arrested.

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