Georgia has postponed its bid to join the EU after the European Parliament voted to reject the results of the country's recent election. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze accused the bloc of "blackmail" and said his government would drop its pursuit of membership "until the end of 2028".

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Tbilisi on Thursday, November 28, to protest the government's decision to suspend EU accession talks for four years. Police began dispersing the crowd after midnight,

Georgia has suspended its bid to join the European Union, prompting thousands of protesters to take to the streets, where they clashed with police in the capital of Tbilisi.