Issue no: 1393
• APRIL 7 - 13, 2023 • PUBLISHED WEEKLY
FOCUS ON GREEN GURIA CENN, the EU, and partners, supporting local democracy and rural development for inclusive and resilient green growth in the regions
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In this week’s issue... Ukraine Latest: Zelensky in Poland to Strengthen Bilateral Ties, Lukashenko in Russia to Do the Same NEWS PAGE 2
Putin’s Ex-Speechwriter on His Pick for Putin’s Successor POLITICS PAGE 3
"Nobel" - The School of Mental Arithmetic, Now in the UK SOCIETY PAGE 6
World Water Day – Water: Life, Pleasure, Nature SOCIETY PAGE 8
The First Salvo: US Sanctions Georgian Judges BY MICHAEL GODWIN
SOCIETY PAGE 10
Family Connections Displayed and Awarded at the Tbilisi Photography and Multimedia Museum
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n a shocking show of diplomatic force, the United States has laid down sanctions in the form of visa restrictions against four key Georgia judges. The Department of State's head Anthony Blinken says that the action is based on credible information the judges are “involved in significant corruption.” Not only the judges, named as Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan Murusidze Irakli Shengelia, and Valerian Tsertsvadze, but their family members as well are now forbidden from entering the US or any US territory, indefinitely. “There is no time limit on these designations,” a statement from the embassy in Tbilisi reads. “Section 7031(c) does authorize waivers of, and exceptions that may permit an individual to travel under certain circumstances.” The statement released on Wednesday states “the judges abused their public positions by participating in corrupt activity that undermined judicial and public processes, offered benefits to and/or coerced judges to decide cases in favor of political allies, and manipulated judicial appointments to their benefit.” Continued on page 4
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