War in Abkhazia, Georgia (1992-1993), Russian-Georgian War (2008): Military supported by Russia Resulted in occupation of up to 20% of Georgian territories, displacement of hundreds of people, deaths of thousands of civilians and soldiers. Georgia's developing relationship with the West made the Kremlin try to "return" the country into the Russian sphere of influence. Since the occupation and "borderization" of Georgian lands. In 2023 Georgia was granted candidate status for EU membership by the European Council. In 2024, Georgian Parliament passed the law "On Transparency of Foreign influence" (so-called "Russian Law"). It was initiated by the ruling party despite being met with disapproval of the entire international community and ignited massive protests on the streets of Tbilisi.
