Mikheil Saakashvili

Glucksmann will enter France's presidential race as a centre-left candidate.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accuses the West of trying to pull Georgia away from Russia.

Georgian President Kavelashvili attended Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei's funeral in July, dividing the country as critics argue the high-level visit signals alignment with Tehran against Western partners, while supporters defend it as balanced regional diplomacy.

The European Parliament is increasingly hostile towards Georgia, says Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the West tried to pull Georgia away from Russia.

Carnegie analysts argue Europe must support Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan's peace efforts and democratic reforms with sustained institutional backing, not just electoral endorsements, to avoid repeating Georgia's cautionary tale of personalized leadership focus.