Day 979. Today, further to the latest military developments, we do a deep dive into the election in Georgia over the weekend, and what the result there means not only for the future of democracy in that country, but the potential ramifications for the West as a whole. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X. With thanks to Kateryna Shenheliia-Hanapolska (The Moscow Times). @eshenheliia on X. Articles Referenced Georgia election ‘stolen by Putin’s puppet government’ (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/27/georgia-election-stolen-by-putins-puppet-government/ They want to show no one can escape’: how the long arm of Russia is reaching out for Putin critics in exile (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/28/long-arm-russia-putin-critics-in-exile ‘Modi can influence the end of war’: Zelensky (The Times of India): https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/modi-can-influence-the-end-of-war-zelenskyy/articleshow/114667946.cms Russian economy overheating, but still powering the war against Ukraine (Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/27/russia-economy-overheating-inflation-interest-rates-war/ Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.