US Halts $95 Million Aid to Georgia Over Controversial Foreign Agents Law

Secretary of State Blinken cites anti-democratic actions and false statements by Georgian government as reasons for the suspension.

The law requires groups receiving foreign funding to register as foreign agents, drawing comparisons to Russian legislation used to suppress dissent.
The US has also imposed visa bans on several Georgian politicians and law enforcement officials.
Assistance programs promoting democracy, rule of law, and economic development in Georgia will continue.
The aid suspension follows mass protests in Georgia against the new law, which critics say hinders EU membership prospects.
The European Union has similarly frozen €30 million in military aid to Georgia.