August 20, 2026
6 developments
White House names Georgia in a tariff-circumvention network
The "Great Transshipment Scam" report cites $1.98 billion in Chinese imports against $120 million in US exports.
Georgia refuses to join EU sanctions on Iran
It joins only Turkey and Serbia in staying out.
Gharibashvili accuses Ivanishvili of blackmail
The jailed former PM exposes an internal power struggle.
Record traffic at Upper Lars
Russia reports 20,000 crossings in a day; Georgia disputes the figure.
Georgia absent from NATO summit again
Relations are "effectively frozen" despite continuing military cooperation.
Fuel deliveries to Abkhazia continue
Georgia sent 680 tonnes of petrol amid Russian refinery shortages.