Russia lifts travel restrictions for Georgians

Russia has cancelled the visa requirements for Georgians to enter the country and lifted a ban on air travel with Georgia. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed two decrees enacting the move on Wednesday. Later that day, Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili welcomed what he said was an ‘independent decision’ by Russia. ‘Over a million of our citizens live in Russian Federation who have very close ties with […] their relatives who reside in Georgia. Exactly through this humanitarian prism, this decision is to be welcomed by any responsible government’, he...