Author: Vasil Iarajuli

Russia says it only hit Ukraine’s “military targets” and has never struck civilian infrastructure in the ex-Soviet republic. At a press conference on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that Russian forces had never targeted civilian infrastructure in Ukraine after Kiev accused Moscow of launching a missile attack that purportedly claimed the lives of more than 50 people in the eastern village of Groza. “We repeat that the Russian military does not strike civilian targets. Strikes are carried out on military targets, on places where military personnel are concentrated,” he said. Peskov’s remarks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday warned that…

Dritan Abazović, the Prime Minister of Montenegro, on Thursday said Georgia was a “role model” for his Government’s tourism policy, hailing the county’s “very good results and tourism marketing” in his address at the ongoing Tbilisi Silk Road Forum. Speaking about Montenegro’s economy, the visiting official said the International Monetary Fund had predicted a “record high” 4.9 percent growth for this year, and said the country would be ahead of Germany, France and Italy with the figure, but noted the “maintenance of the achievement” would be “complicated” for years to come. Voicing his Government’s approach “to talk less about the past…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again stated that his government has not yet decided on supplying long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, as it has been trying to prevent the war “escalation”. Source: Politico, citing Scholz during a press conference on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Granada, Spain Details: When journalists on 5 October asked Scholz why he does not want to send cruise missiles to Ukraine, the chancellor said such a decision can be made only after “careful consideration”. “After all, when a war lasts so long, these considerations can’t stop at once,” Scholz said, adding that his government “must…

Paris, Wellington, Cape Town (29/10 – 18) South Africa has produced another magnificent defensive performance, to win the 2023 World Rugby Cup final. The Springboks beat New Zealand 12-11 in a Saturday thriller at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, thus becoming the first nation to win four Rugby World Cup titles – after their previous triumphs in 1995, 2007, and 2019. Four Handre Pollard penalties gave the Springboks a 12-6 lead in the first half. By that time, New Zealand already lost captain Sam Cane, red-carded for a high tackle on Jesse Kriel in the 32nd minute. The All Blacks only…

GRANADA, Spain — European Union leaders acknowledged Friday that just as aspiring members must meet exacting criteria to join the bloc, the 27 member nations also must work hard to reform the EU to make sure it can work smoothly with 30-plus nations. Although Ukraine was hoping for a swift timetable for joining, the 27 leaders declined to adopt a target date of 2030 for Kyiv’s membership as had been proposed by EU Council President Charles Michel. The group pledged unwavering support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, but the summit ended by saying that any aspiring member must…

The Georgian foreign office on Thursday said it was “concerned” by Moscow’s plans to deploy a permanent naval military base in the Russian-occupied north-western Abkhazia region’s city of Ochamchire. The Ministry called on Russia to act “in accordance with international obligations” and the ceasefire agreement signed with Tbilisi following the 2008 conflict between the countries and withdraw its troops from the Georgian occupied regions. Such actions represent a gross violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and represent another provocative attempt to legitimise the illegal occupation of Georgia’s Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions”, the Ministry stressed. The body also…

Ekaterine Imedadze, the member of the Communications Commission of Georgia, highlighted the country’s potential as a regional digital service hub in comments at the Four-lateral Summit, a joint event of four networks of electronic communications regulatory authorities in Portugal. The regulatory body on Thursday said Imedadze stressed the importance of creating an international digital connection corridor between Europe and Asia through the Black Sea region. Georgia has a significant potential to become a regional hub providing digital services, which, in the short term, will have a positive impact on the local market, and in the long term, will contribute to…

Paris, Wellington, Cape Town (23/10 – 33) History is arising on the horizon, as New Zealand and South Africa, two ancient foes, clash in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Final on Saturday 28 October. New Zealand smartly swept Argentina aside, 44-6, in the first semifinal on 20 October. After their embarrassing defeat 13-27 at the hands of France in the first pool match, The All Blacks are now on a fantastic run. Will Jordan and Co. destroyed Namibia 71-3, Italy 96-17, and Uruguay 73-0 in the remaining pool matches to the knock-out phase. Ian Foster’s team overcame the world number…

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday discussed his country’s expectations of obtaining the European Union membership candidate status later this year with his Finnish counterpart Petteri Orpo and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on the sidelines of the European Political Community Summit in Spain.  Garibashvili highlighted the importance of Finland’s support for Georgia’s European integration in a meeting with Orpo, briefing him about his office’s work to implement the bloc’s candidacy conditions and stressed Georgia “deserved” the status, the Government press office said. The head of the Georgian Government expressed hope Tbilisi would have “strong political and practical support” of…

Larry Ramer, an expert NASDAQ columnist. has selected four of the most promising specialized companies for targeted mergers and acquisitions (SPACs for short), which investors should look at in the near future. ​NASDAQ experts called the project with the investments of Kenges Rakishev and Sergey Ivashkovsky one of the most promising SPAC. At the moment, they are not operating, and their main goal and characteristic is to bring selected private companies to the stock exchange through a merger, rather than a traditional IPO. Stock analysts are holding their breath, waiting for the upcoming deals to be announced, as they predict…