INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The South Caucasus nation of Georgia, a popular destination for Russians opposed to the invasion of Ukraine, is increasingly denying entry
to Russian citizens, local activists told The Moscow Times.More than a dozen Russians are blocked from Georgia every day, Yegor Kuroptev,
repression or conscription at home.Georgia has sporadically blocked Russians from entering the country for years, but, according to
Georgian capital of Tbilisi earlier this year, was deported Wednesday with no official explanation, according to a Facebook post by his
refused entry to Georgia twice in less than two weeks.Krestyaninov, who moved to Georgia last year, attempted to fly into the country on Aug
So I can only guess why they deported me
including Russian investigative project The Insider and The Associated Press, and often travels abroad as a journalist
He said he had not previously faced any significant difficulties entering Georgia.Fyodor Telin, the former lawyer for an organization linked
to jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, said in an interview Tuesday he was denied entry to Georgia twice in recent weeks.Telin, who moved
to Tbilisi last year, said that he had unsuccessfully attempted to seek political asylum in Georgia
He is apparently still planning to go back to Georgia.The Russian consulate in the Turkish city of Trabzon said last month that Russian
travelers trying to cross by land from Turkey into Georgia were increasingly being denied entry.A member of Russian protest group Pussy
Riot, Olga Borisova, was denied entry to Georgia in June after returning from a Pussy Riot tour to raise money for Ukrainian refugees
