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US Imposes Visa Restrictions, Reviewing Cooperation With Georgia

Georgian students stage a march to protest the controversial "foreign influence" bill in Tbilisi on May 13, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

The United States was imposing new visa restrictions and reviewing relations with Georgia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, after it pushed forward a Russian-style "foreign influence" law that triggered mass protests.

The new visa policy "will apply to individuals who are responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy in Georgia, as well as their family members," Blinken said in a statement.

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