1. π·πΊπ¬πͺ Thousands of people protest against what has been condemned as a #Russian-style law that threatens #Georgiaβs democracy, in #Tiblisi.
People chant Sakartvelo and Putin 'Khuylo'.
πΉ Mariam Nikuradze twitter.com/i/web/status/1β¦
2. Earlier the πΊπ¦ anthem was played after the π¬πͺ anthem.
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People returned to Rustaveli Avenue.
Chanting βSakartveloβ[Georgia] & βSakartvelos Gaumarjosβ [victory to Georgia].
The protestors made two requests. First, they demand the withdrawal of the bill from Parliament, which was passed at first reading. Second, the authorities should release those detained during Mondayβs rally.
The protestors made two requests. First, they demand the withdrawal of the bill from Parliament, which was passed at first reading. Second, the authorities should release those detained during Mondayβs rally.
Kazakhstan bans entry to Russian deputies & propagandists, β DW
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The reason for the ban is insulting and threatening statements against the country in public.
A Kazakh official confirmed the information about the existence of a special list of people who are denied entry to the countryπ
βͺοΈKremlin propagandist Tina Kandelaki,
βͺοΈKremlin propagandist Tigran Keosayan,
βͺοΈNikita Mendkovich,
βͺοΈ Political scientist Aleksandr Dugin, βͺοΈState Duma deputy Piotr Tolstoy,
βͺοΈState Duma deputy Yevgeny Fyodorov,
βͺοΈState Duma deputy Vyacheslav Nikonov
βͺοΈState Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin,
βͺοΈThe head of Rossotrudnichestvo Yevgeny Primakov,
βͺοΈRussian historian Andrei Grozin.
But the Kazakh authorities have not officially announced this list.
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As The Moscow Times reports, Tolstoy previously stated that after Ukraine, Kazakhstan could become the βnext problemβ for Russia.
France is massively rejecting Russian visa applications, β Le Monde
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βParis has denied 1,200 visas & accreditations applications submitted by Russian nationals, including diplomats & 'lecturers', wanting to enter French soil, aiming to prevent Moscow from rebuilding an intelligence network.β citing a source at the π«π· Foreign Ministry 2/7
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France halts issuance of schengen visas to holders of Russiaβs 5-yr passports.
This is "consular vigilance" in coordination with other European countries. Holders of 5-yr (non-biometric) Russian passports are no longer eligible to apply for visas.
ππ·πΊ Vladimir Putinβs money machine is sputtering, β The Economist
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ππ·πΊ βAfter years of resilience, Russiaβs economy is slowing down.β
An index from Goldman Sachs showed that Russia's economic growth has fallen from 5β to 0.
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ππ·πΊ Russia's Web Development Bank noted similar trends in its monthly growth estimates, and the Russian central bank noted in early April that "a number of sectors have recently seen a decline in production due to a sharp drop in demand."
We will increase pressure on Russia in next 8 to 10 days, β Emmanuel Macron
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"In the next 8 to 10 days, we will increase pressure on Russia," Macron said in an interview w/ the French weekly Paris Match.
He believes he has "convinced the Americans of the possibility of an escalation of threats, & potentially sanctions" against Moscow.
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"The next 15 days will be crucial in trying to implement this ceasefire" desired by the US, accepted by Ukraine & defended by the Europeans, but to which Russia has not yet subscribed, insisted Macron after the meeting between Trump & Zelenskyy, at the Vatican.