Russian President and war criminal Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the abolition of the visa regime for Georgian citizens from May 15, 2023, with the exception of those who enter Russia for the purpose of work.
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According to the document, the exception is “citizens entering the Russian Federation for the purpose of employment or for a period of more than 90 days, including for the purpose of obtaining education.”
By their other decree, the routes lifted the ban on air transportation from Russia to Georgia.
Following the publication of Putin’s decrees, the Russian Foreign Ministry canceled its recommendation for Russians to refrain from traveling to Georgia.
At the same time, when visiting this country, one should take into account security aspects, exercising caution, the diplomatic department said.
The decisions taken by the President of the Russian Federation to resume flights and introduce a visa-free regime for short-term trips of Georgian citizens to Russia are in line with our principled approach to consistently facilitate communication and contacts between citizens of Russia and Georgia, despite the absence of diplomatic relations, the press release says. Muscovite. MFA.
Recall that in August 2008 there was a Russian-Georgian war – an armed conflict between Georgia on the one hand and the Russian Federation and the separatist groups of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on the other.
The war took place in August 2008 after a period of deterioration in relations between the Russian Federation and Georgia, both former republics of the Soviet Union. The fighting took place in the strategically important South Caucasus region. It is considered the first European war of the 21st century.
Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia from Georgia on August 26, and the Georgian government severed diplomatic relations with Russia.
In 2021-2023, representatives of the ruling party in Georgia stated several times that they were ready to resume flights from Russia. Diplomatic relations between the countries have not yet been resumed.
In the fall of 2022, several tens of thousands of Russians who avoided mobilization fled to Georgia.
Source: Racurs
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