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#Georgia_Russia: The country is receiving more and more fleeing Russian men (who are refugees). So far, more than 100,000 Russians have entered Georgia, many of whom may be former tourists. The Georgian authorities did not introduce any restrictions, no visa is required.⤵️
Only Russians with a certain economic status have a passport to leave Russia. So the Russian men who chose Georgia as a refuge are well educated, but not rich enough and not directly affected by Western sanctions to leave Russia during the previous waves in 2022.⤵️
Georgia is facing great pressure. For comparison: Moldova (2.6 million population) hosts some 80,000 Ukrainian refugees who fled Russian aggression, while Georgia is currently hosting more than 100,000 Russian men (3.7 million inhabitants + thousands of Russians from the⤵️
#Georgia_Russia: Economically, Georgia is becoming a dependent recipient of Russian money. Here are some statistics that show that Georgian-Russian ties are growing even stronger during the current geopolitical crisis: ⤵️
1) There are about 13,500 Russian businesses (nearly half of which opened between March and May 2022) in Georgia; 2) 58% of the total Georgian wine is sold in Russia (58 million dollars); 3) Oil imports amount to 118 million dollars (+280% increase in 2022 due to the ⤵️
redirection of oil caused by sanctions on Russia for attacking Ukraine); 4) 15% of tourists coming to Georgia are from Russia (240,000 tourists-"fleeing Russians" in January-June 2022); ⤵️
