Russian-Georgian war may start again, alarm is being sounded in Tbilisi

Russian-Georgian war may start again, alarm is being sounded in Tbilisi

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As Russia's war against Ukraine grinds on, another country Putin's forces invaded is worried it'll get drawn into the fight, according to Businees İnsider.
The Kremlin seems to be building a naval base in Abkhazia, an area of Georgia that Russia has occupied since the 1990s, according to the BBC.
Russian and separatist forces broke off the region in a year-long war marked by allegations of human rights abuses and genocide against the civilians there.
As recently as 2008, Georgia has clashed with Russian-backed forces from the region. But the BBC reports that Georgia is increasingly worried that the planned military base could draw them into the largest war in Europe in decades.
In October, the separatist leader of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, then announced he'd signed a deal to build a permanent Russian naval base in the Ochamchira region, according to Reuters.
"This is all aimed at increasing the level of defense capability of both Russia and Abkhazia, and this kind of interaction will continue," he said, Reuters reported at the time. "There are also things I can't talk about."
Russian officials have declined to comment.
The BBC reported that satellite imagery shows Russia has been building the base — which could allow ships up to 13,000 tons to dock — since it invaded Ukraine in 2022.
The new port would also be not far from Georgia's own planned port on the Black Sea, which would help the country avoid trade over Russian land.
Last month, opposition lawmakers in Georgia condemned Russia's plan for the new base, the BBC reported.
"We unanimously and firmly condemn Russia's occupation, militarization, and other actions aimed at annexation of the occupied regions of Georgia, a new expression of which is the opening of a permanent Russian naval base in Ochamchire port," their statement said, according to the BBC.
But the head of Georgia's Foreign Relations Committee told the BBC that it would take years to finish the port and that the government is more concerned about the threat of civilians being kidnapped by Russian forces.