(Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it was pausing more than $95 million in assistance to Georgian government after a review of bilateral cooperation triggered by what the State Department calls “anti-democratic actions” by the government.
“The Georgian government’s anti-democratic actions and false statements are incompatible with membership norms in the EU and NATO,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement, adding that Washington would continue assistance that benefit the people of the South Caucasus country.
(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; Editing by Doina Chiacu)