Felix Light
@felixlight.bsky.social
Reuters Central Asia correspondent
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My story about a newish phenomenon of deportations from the occupied areas of Ukraine. Russia tells people they are banned from “Russia” for 40/50 years, drives them 20 hours under guard to the border with Georgia and pushes them across
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Banned from home for 40 years: deportations are Russia’s latest move to ‘cleanse’ Ukraine
A deal freezing frontlines would be unacceptable for Serhiy Serdiuk, who was taken to Georgia in handcuffs with his family after refusing to teach the Russian curriculum
www.theguardian.com
June 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
My story about a newish phenomenon of deportations from the occupied areas of Ukraine. Russia tells people they are banned from “Russia” for 40/50 years, drives them 20 hours under guard to the border with Georgia and pushes them across
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Armenia warns of escalation risk after Azeri leader calls it 'fascist' - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Armenia warns of escalation risk after Azeri leader calls it 'fascist'
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has accused neighbouring Armenia of posing a "fascist" threat that needs to be destroyed, in comments that Armenia's leader called a possible attempt to justify fresh conflict.
www.reuters.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Armenia warns of escalation risk after Azeri leader calls it 'fascist' - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West as new president - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West as new president
Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country’s new president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country’s European Union accession talks last month.
www.reuters.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West as new president - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Georgian parliament bans face masks and fireworks at protests - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Georgian parliament bans face masks and fireworks at protests
Georgia's parliament passed a law on Friday forbidding protesters to cover their faces and banning fireworks and lasers from demonstrations following clashes between police and civilians at pro-EU protests.
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December 14, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Georgian parliament bans face masks and fireworks at protests - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
France raises alarm about Georgia crackdown in rare call with tycoon Ivanishvili - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
France raises alarm about Georgia crackdown in rare call with tycoon Ivanishvili
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned a crackdown on pro-EU protests in Georgia in a rare telephone call on Wednesday with influential Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, Macron's office said.
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December 12, 2024 at 10:54 AM
France raises alarm about Georgia crackdown in rare call with tycoon Ivanishvili - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Hundreds of arrests and mysterious beatings as Georgia cracks down on pro-EU protests - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Hundreds of arrests and mysterious beatings as Georgia cracks down on pro-EU protests
Seventy-five-year-old Marina Terishvili's teenage son Mamuka was shot dead at a nationalist rally in Georgia in 1992. Now her other son, Giorgi, has been arrested for his role in protests against perceived Russian influence in their homeland.
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December 12, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Hundreds of arrests and mysterious beatings as Georgia cracks down on pro-EU protests - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was part of a broader effort to reshape Europe’s security architecture to favor Moscow, including asserting spheres of influence. Despite military setbacks in Ukraine, there is little evidence that the Kremlin has abandoned these ambitions.
December 2, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was part of a broader effort to reshape Europe’s security architecture to favor Moscow, including asserting spheres of influence. Despite military setbacks in Ukraine, there is little evidence that the Kremlin has abandoned these ambitions.
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Bleak account of working in local papers for Newsquest, which continues to send millions of pounds a year to its US private equity owners, while producing "cheap, synthetic, low-quality fare" and using AI reporters to cover councils. westcountryvoices.co.uk/ultra-proces...
December 3, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Bleak account of working in local papers for Newsquest, which continues to send millions of pounds a year to its US private equity owners, while producing "cheap, synthetic, low-quality fare" and using AI reporters to cover councils. westcountryvoices.co.uk/ultra-proces...
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that guy has been building steadily less suicidal versions of this in his shed since Lockdown and you can't harsh his buzz now. His Time Has Come.
Someone showed up to the protest in Tbilisi with a … machine gun for fireworks?
December 1, 2024 at 10:12 AM
that guy has been building steadily less suicidal versions of this in his shed since Lockdown and you can't harsh his buzz now. His Time Has Come.
Someone showed up to the protest in Tbilisi with a … machine gun for fireworks?
November 30, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Someone showed up to the protest in Tbilisi with a … machine gun for fireworks?
I’ve covered a lot of protests in Tbilisi. But I’ve never seen this before
November 30, 2024 at 9:50 PM
I’ve covered a lot of protests in Tbilisi. But I’ve never seen this before
Tbilisi right now. Thousands of protesters slowly squeezed along Rustaveli, building fires and (fairly modest) barricades as they go
November 29, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Tbilisi right now. Thousands of protesters slowly squeezed along Rustaveli, building fires and (fairly modest) barricades as they go
Over 120 serving Georgian diplomats have signed an open letter calling the government’s EU stance unconstitutional
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Dozens arrested in pro-EU protests in Georgia, diplomats decry move to halt EU talks
More than 100 serving Georgian diplomats have signed an open letter criticising the new government's suspension of EU accession talks, a diplomat said on Friday, and a protest against the move led to overnight clashes on the streets of the capital.
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November 29, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Over 120 serving Georgian diplomats have signed an open letter calling the government’s EU stance unconstitutional
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Many thousands of protesters in Tbilisi tonight after Georgian Dream halted the country’s EU application. Protests coming bank to life after a lull
November 28, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Many thousands of protesters in Tbilisi tonight after Georgian Dream halted the country’s EU application. Protests coming bank to life after a lull
Georgia effectively halts its own EU application: a historic day for this country
Georgia says it will not enter EU membership talks until 2028, in snub to Brussels - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Georgia says it will not enter EU membership talks until 2028, in snub to Brussels - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Georgia says it will not enter EU membership talks until 2028, in snub to Brussels
Georgia's ruling party said on Thursday that the country would suspend talks on European Union accession until 2028, while also refusing budgetary grants from Brussels, after what it said was a "cascade of insults" by the bloc.
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November 28, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Georgia effectively halts its own EU application: a historic day for this country
Georgia says it will not enter EU membership talks until 2028, in snub to Brussels - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Georgia says it will not enter EU membership talks until 2028, in snub to Brussels - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
This looks a lot like Georgia renouncing the EU accession goal written into its constitution
Breaking: Geo PM's Statement
Kobakhidze announced:
- No EU Accession Talks: Georgia will not pursue opening negotiations with the EU until the end of 2028.
- Rejecting EU Aid: The government is turning down all EU budgetary grants.
A major shift in Georgia's Euro-Atlantic path
Kobakhidze announced:
- No EU Accession Talks: Georgia will not pursue opening negotiations with the EU until the end of 2028.
- Rejecting EU Aid: The government is turning down all EU budgetary grants.
A major shift in Georgia's Euro-Atlantic path
November 28, 2024 at 3:15 PM
This looks a lot like Georgia renouncing the EU accession goal written into its constitution
Georgia’s likely next president: a conspiratorial anti-Western ex-footballer who briefly played striker for Man City in the mid 1990s.
Accused in parliament last year of being pro-Russian, he told opposition MPs: “I fucked (your) mother”
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Accused in parliament last year of being pro-Russian, he told opposition MPs: “I fucked (your) mother”
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Georgian ruling party nominates hardline ex-soccer player for president
Georgia's ruling party on Wednesday nominated Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former parliamentary deputy and professional soccer player, as its candidate for president in an election due to be held on Dec. 14.
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November 27, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Georgia’s likely next president: a conspiratorial anti-Western ex-footballer who briefly played striker for Man City in the mid 1990s.
Accused in parliament last year of being pro-Russian, he told opposition MPs: “I fucked (your) mother”
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Accused in parliament last year of being pro-Russian, he told opposition MPs: “I fucked (your) mother”
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Voting patterns of British Romanians are very interesting. Overall 50% voted for Georgescu, the far-right anti-NATO candidate, but it varies a lot by polling station.
November 26, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Voting patterns of British Romanians are very interesting. Overall 50% voted for Georgescu, the far-right anti-NATO candidate, but it varies a lot by polling station.
Georgian ruling party defies protesters, boycott to reopen parliament after disputed election
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Georgian ruling party defies protests, boycott to re-open parliament after disputed election
Lawmakers from Georgia's ruling party opened the first session of parliament on Monday after last month's disputed election, defying protesters outside and a boycott by opposition parties who say the vote was illegitimate.
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November 25, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Georgian ruling party defies protesters, boycott to reopen parliament after disputed election
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Putin just signed a law allowing almost $100k in debt arrears forgiveness to anyone signing up to fight in Ukraine. Highly targeted recruitment pitch in a deeply indebted society.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/7326190?...
www.kommersant.ru/doc/7326190?...
Путин подписал закон о списании долгов по просроченным кредитам участников СВО
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www.kommersant.ru
November 23, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Putin just signed a law allowing almost $100k in debt arrears forgiveness to anyone signing up to fight in Ukraine. Highly targeted recruitment pitch in a deeply indebted society.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/7326190?...
www.kommersant.ru/doc/7326190?...
Great story — but it’s crazy to me that these kind of docs are so much harder to obtain in the UK than in Russia(!!) where they’re almost always freely accessible online
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
November 22, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Great story — but it’s crazy to me that these kind of docs are so much harder to obtain in the UK than in Russia(!!) where they’re almost always freely accessible online
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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wow, in the middle of her press briefing just now, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova got a phone call from someone instructing her not to comment on today’s ICBM allegations.
November 21, 2024 at 10:13 AM
wow, in the middle of her press briefing just now, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova got a phone call from someone instructing her not to comment on today’s ICBM allegations.
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‼️ Ukraine’s military did not say whether its air defense systems downed the reported ICBM, and there was no immediate comment from Moscow.
Ukraine Claims Russia Fired ICBM for First Time in War - The Moscow Times
Ukraine’s military claimed early Thursday that Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time during the war.
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:57 AM
‼️ Ukraine’s military did not say whether its air defense systems downed the reported ICBM, and there was no immediate comment from Moscow.
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Some breaking news this morning:
The former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86, his family have announced.
We’ll be talking about his life and career with guests from the New Labour era on @BBCr4today @BBCBreakfast @bbc5live
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The former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86, his family have announced.
We’ll be talking about his life and career with guests from the New Labour era on @BBCr4today @BBCBreakfast @bbc5live
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott dies aged 86
Prescott served under Tony Blair's Labour government as deputy prime minister between 1997 and 2007.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Some breaking news this morning:
The former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86, his family have announced.
We’ll be talking about his life and career with guests from the New Labour era on @BBCr4today @BBCBreakfast @bbc5live
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
The former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86, his family have announced.
We’ll be talking about his life and career with guests from the New Labour era on @BBCr4today @BBCBreakfast @bbc5live
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
Exclusive: Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal
Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon ambitions to join NATO, five sources with knowledge of Kremlin thinking told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Exclusive: Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal - www.reuters.com/world/europe...