The European Union has published a new strategy on relations with Russia, which also mentions Georgia.

The 14-page joint document of the European Parliament, European Council and EU Council, entitled as “EU-Russia relations - Push back, constrain and engage”, refers to Russia’s direct military and hybrid operations in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova.

“The EU also continued to counter the Russian government’s attempts to portray itself as a mediator and not a party to the territorial conflicts affecting Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. It pursued its non-recognition policy regarding the illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula and the Russian-supported “independence” of the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.”

“The EU will continue to raise Russia’s consistent breaches of international law in Ukraine, Georgia, and elsewhere prominently, including through initiatives with like-minded partners”, - reads the document.