There is no point in Georgia joining the EU, giving up its values, language and faith. This was stated by the newly elected President of Georgia, Mikheil Kavelashvili.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has been placed under restrictions by Estonia. Along with him, 13 other high-ranking officials and judges were included in the sanctions list. These individuals are banned from entering Estonia. The corresponding statement was made by Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.

Mikheil Kavelashvili, who was appointed as the new president by Georgia's ruling party, received a congratulatory message from his Serbian counterpart with an invitation to visit the country. This is the first invitation to visit from a foreign leader that Kavelashvili has received, according to Newsgeorgia.

Grozny was attacked by Ukrainian drones for the second time in a week. This was reported by the Telegram channels Astra, Baza, and “Caution, News”.

Russia has decided to conduct "educational work" with Abkhazia, depriving the republic of the tourist flow from the Russian Federation, which was its main source of income. This was stated by the vice-president of the Association of Tour Operators of the Russian Federation, Artur Muradyan.

53-year-old Mikheil Kavelashvili has been elected president of Georgia, the country's Central Election Commission reports. According to the voting results, he received 224 out of 300 electoral votes.

The 14th Forum of Free Peoples of Post-Russia is being held in the capital of Austria. The event is attended by Russian oppositionists who emigrated, European politicians, and representatives of regional forces advocating for separation from the Russian Federation, including from the North Caucasus Federal District.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Moscow to participate in the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. However, a meeting with him is not included in the plans of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. This was reported by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov.

The US State Department has announced the introduction of visa restrictions for about 20 Georgian citizens. The sanctions target high-ranking officials, members of parliament, law enforcement and intelligence officers, and private individuals. They are accused of violating “democratic norms.”

The West has not responded decisively enough to the situation in Georgia and Russia's efforts to establish control over it. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.