Nightmare for Putin as Russia now ‘losing its grip’ on neighbour | World | News

A new report claims that Russia is losing influence in Georgia and the South Caucasus to allies China and Iran, as protesters clash in Tbilisi over the ruling party’s decision to freeze talks on joining the EU. Russia’s image as a security guarantor has been damaged by its military performance in Ukraine, allowing China and Iran to increase their influence in the region despite their alliance with Moscow. The West’s promises to Georgia may now be hollow as Russia’s decline in influence poses challenges for both Russia and the Euro-Atlantic community in shaping the new geopolitics of the South Caucasus.

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