US imposes sanctions on Georgian billionaire ex-prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili

US imposes sanctions on Georgian billionaire ex-prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili

[South China Morning Post] - 12/27/2024

US said Ivanishvili had implemented ‘actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in the US or abroad’ for Russia.



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