US Suspends Aid to Georgia Over Foreign Influence Law

Published on August 1, 2024

The United States is pausing more than $95 million in aid to Georgia, a small country in the South Caucasus region, over the latter’s recent adoption of legislation aimed at combating perceived foreign influence. “After anti-democratic actions by the Georgian government, I announced a comprehensive review of bilateral cooperation between the United States and Georgia,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a July 31 statement. “As a result of that review, the United States is pausing more than $95 million in assistance that directly benefits the Government of Georgia,” he added. The punitive move by Washington comes two months after Georgia’s parliament passed an anti-foreign influence law, which officially took effect on Aug. 1....

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