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Monday, December 8, 2025, #228 (6039)

State Security Service Rejects BBC Allegations About Chemical Agents Used During Protests

Georgia's State Security Service has pushed back against a BBC investigation that suggested police deployed a hazardous chemical agent during last year's demonstrations. (more)

TI Georgia Warns of Sanctions Evasion Risks After Russian Oil Shipment to Kulevi

Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) says the recent delivery of Russian crude to the new Kulevi refinery raises serious questions about sanctions compliance, ownership transparency and Georgia's growing role in regional oil trade. (more)

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"Kobakhidze Dismisses BBC Investigation as 'Failed Special Operation'" (more)

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There Was Never a Completed Transatlantic Project

Almost every week, someone in Brussels or Washington calls for a "new transatlantic project." (more)
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