The EU is facing a nationalist pushback in Georgia and North Macedonia, two former strongholds of pro-European sentiment in the grey zone between Russia and Europe.
The EU foreign service said on Monday (13 May) it was too early to speak of sanctions against Georgia, but voiced criticism of its handling of pro-democracy protests at the weekend.
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.