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Local hero or Russian ally? The billionaire dividing Georgians

Emma Denson

18 مارس, 2025

Local hero or Russian ally? The billionaire dividing Georgians https://ift.tt/g9qwNbi Some adore Bidzina Ivanishvili for defending Georgian traditions. Others see him as a Russian ally. https://ift.tt/GighjKf

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