Tens of thousands of Georgians marched through Tbilisi Saturday against what they say is the government’s passive reaction to a planned military alliance between Russia and the breakaway Abkhazia republic.
The protesters say the agreement, which has yet to be finalized, is a step toward Russian annexation of Abkhazia.
Some of the marchers carried signs with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s face crossed out.
They are demanding the Georgian government take stronger steps to oppose the measure that would create a joint Russian-Abkhazian military force.
Opposition leader and former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili spoke to the crowd by a video link from Kyiv. He accused …read more
Source: Voice of America
