[Opinion]: Russia beams message into Georgia: ‘You belong to us’

With EU membership a distant prospect, Moscow fires up its propaganda machine in Tbilisi. Russia has long used culture and religion as a tool of power and influence beyond its borders. Recently, Georgia has again become the main target of Moscow’s propaganda. For the most part, it has successfully poked holes into Georgia’s pro-EU consensus.

• Primary Source

EU: EEAS: Georgia http://www.eeas.europa.eu/georgia/

ESO: Background information: European Commission proposes to lift visa obligations for citizens of Georgia http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-proposes-to-lift-visa-obligations-for-citizens-of-georgia/

Sputnik International: Tag: Georgia http://sputniknews.com/tags/tag_Georgia/

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