Mr. Jeff Sahadeo at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On October 30th, 2023. See this statement in context.

October 30th, 2023 / 12:55 p.m.

Professor, As an Individual

I could talk about Georgia for hours, but I have one minute.

Georgia's government right now is approaching a more Russian orientation. They also rely upon Azerbaijan for gas supplies. After the 2008 war, they switched a lot of their energy supplies to Azerbaijan, but they try to keep good relations with both countries. I think their play now is to stay out of it. They have bigger domestic problems, including the hundreds of thousands of Russians who are in Georgia right now.

I'm sorry; what was the second part of your question?

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