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Georgia and Russia: Why and How to Save Normalisation
As elections draw near, increased tension at the line of separation with South Ossetia has helped put the future of normalisation with Russia in doubt
But whoever wins at the polls should not abandon dialogue, but rather build on it to frankly discuss these problems.
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On the eve of Georgia’s elections, tensions with its breakaway regions and Moscow, especially at the line separating Georgian-controlled territory from South Ossetia, threaten trade and tourism links with Russia.
Tbilisi’s next government will have to decide whether to jettison or…