the empire and britain, or should i say the bully and its 'familiar', have told the russians to stop meddling in their meddling. the empire has been trying to take georgia on an adventure in the world of empire but it seems that the georgia doesn't want to play so the empire is showing its true nature;

Starting weeks ago Washington had threatened the Republic of Georgia with "consequences" amid accusations of rigged elections, after the 'Russia friendly' Georgian Dream Party swept parliamentary elections.

And this month, 53-year old Mikheil Kavelashvili of Georgian Dream party was named president after 224 out of 225 members of Georgia's electoral college voted him in (which the main opposition groups boycotted). Large pro-EU protests have all the while a mainstay in the capital of Tbilisi. The United States and European Union are loudly backing the protesters also amid the usual claims of 'Russian interference' in favor of governing authorities.

More unrest and large protests are expected given Kavelashvili's inauguration is set for December 29. Police have been deploying riot control methods against larger and larger crowds all this month.

Western media describes Kavelashvili as "far right" abd as a critic of the West, as well as 'conspiratorial' given he has in the recent past claimed that Western interests are seeking to drive Georgia into conflict with Russia.

Late this past week the US and UK have begun to make good on their promises of consequences for the new government, citing an ongoing crackdown of the pro-EU protests. Senior officials in the Georgian government are being targeted by sanctions unveiled by the US and UK on Thursday. 

"The United States strongly condemns the Georgian authorities' ongoing, brutal and unjustified violence against Georgian citizens, including peaceful protesters, media members, human rights activists and opposition figures," US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller announced.......more......