‘It’s better not to try our luck again’: how Russia’s wars left deep scars in Georgia and Moldova
Voters have backed political forces that favour closer Moscow ties despite seeing their country’s future in Europe
Lately, Levan cannot stop thinking about the time he saw Russian tanks roll into his hometown of Gori, an hour’s drive from Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi.
In 2008, Gori was one of the places Moscow bombed and occupied during a short and deadly war that left 20% of the country – though not the city – under de-facto Russian control.
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