Abkhaz opposition group raided an office, detained and beat three Russians political strategists accused of election meddling, then handed them to security services.
Historian Astamur Tania and journalist Inal Khashig: "If transport and energy routes need to be opened throughout the region, new contradictions are inevitable."
Syria is one of just five countries that currently recognise Abkhazia’s independence. When the government changed there in 2024, many expected that stance to shift - but it did not.
