Day: January 16, 2026
. @SecRubio: Для фейковых новостей, насаждающих дезинформацию об апелляционном решении по делу Махмуда Халила, излагаем нашу позицию простыми словами:
Если вы сочувствуете террористам, ваше присутствие противоречит национальным и внешнеполитическим интересам Соединённых Штатов. Вам здесь не рады.США по-русски (@USApoRusski)Апелляционный суд третьего округа отменил решение судьи-активиста об освобождении прохамасовского активиста Махмуда Халила.
Это огромная победа для администрации Трампа. Мы не позволим приверженцам террористов ставить под угрозу национальную безопасность США.— https://x.com/USApoRusski/status/2012090325641134221
— США по-русски (@USApoRusski) Jan 16, 2026
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Ukraine eases curfew rules as energy crisis caused by Russian attacks deepens.
Ukraine is loosening curfew restrictions to allow citizens to reach humanitarian aid centers even at nighttime, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) Jan 16, 2026
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Canada agrees to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower duties on Canadian farm products, in a break with the U.S. apnews.com/article/china-can…
— The Associated Press (@AP) Jan 16, 2026
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For the second year in a row, Georgian Dream government officials have not been invited to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the government administration confirmed to Civil.ge, adding that it had not planned to attend the event.
This year’s World Economic Forum runs from January 19 to 23 under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue” and will bring together political, business, and civil society leaders from around the world.
Georgia was last represented at the forum in 2024, when then-Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili attended the event one month before leaving office.
After the widely disputed October 2024 elections and Georgian Dream’s subsequent November decision to abandon the EU accession process, followed by mass protests and a crackdown, Georgia was no longer invited to Davos in 2025.
Georgia’s absence from major Western political and economic venues has since continued amid deteriorating relations with its traditional Western partners and Georgian Dream’s growing international isolation.
In 2025, Georgian Dream officials were also absent from the Munich Security Conference. Salome Zurabishvili, whose term as Georgia’s fifth president had already expired, attended instead.
For his first official visit of 2026, Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, accompanied by several cabinet ministers, visited the United Arab Emirates and participated in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week on January 13-15.
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- 07/11/2025 – EU Leaves Out Georgian Dream From Enlargement Forum After Commission’s Critical Report
- 23/09/2025 – Georgian FM Not Invited to EU Ministerial in Luxembourg
- 05/08/2025 – Georgia Not Invited to Informal EU Meeting in Denmark
- 09/05/2025 – Georgia Not Invited to Informal EU Meeting in Warsaw
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European shares subdued as gold retreat hits miners reut.rs/3Lum7j1 reut.rs/3Lum7j1
— Reuters (@Reuters) Jan 16, 2026
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The Communications Commission (ComCom), Georgia’s state media regulator, issued a written warning to Formula Multimedia, linked to critical broadcaster Formula TV, for what it said was receiving funding from the United National Movement (UNM), an opposition political party.
In a January 15 statement, ComCom said its “monitoring” revealed that Formula received GEL 540,000 (about USD 200,400) in the third quarter of 2025 from UNM, clarifying that political party funding for broadcasters is prohibited.
Citing Georgia’s Law on Broadcasting, ComCom said, “A political party may not finance broadcasters or procure their services, or directly or indirectly finance or co-finance the production and broadcast of programs, except in cases defined by this law.”
“Since Formula Multimedia has not been sanctioned for a similar violation in the past year, the Communications Commission issued a written warning to the broadcaster,” the statement concluded.
The warning comes amid authorities’ crackdown on independent media in Georgia, including through legislative amendments adopted in 2025 that prohibited foreign funding for broadcasters and expanded ComCom’s powers to regulate broadcast content.
Transparency International Georgia, a local corruption watchdog, reported in December 2025 on the “significant disproportion” in ad revenues favoring pro-government channels. The watchdog warned that the country’s two leading critical broadcasters, Formula and TV Pirveli, “face the risk of closure” amid financial difficulties.
In October 2025, ComCom also issued a written warnings to Formula and several other broadcasters for allegedly receiving foreign funding.
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Ukraine eases curfew rules as energy crisis caused by Russian attacks deepens.