US Suspends Aid to Georgia Over Foreign Influence Law

The law requires organizations that receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as ‘organizations pursuing foreign interests.’

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the Czernin Palace, in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 31, 2024. Peter David Josek/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The United States is pausing more than $95 million in aid to Georgia, a small country in the South Caucasus region, over the latter’s recent adoption of legislation aimed at combating perceived foreign influence.

“After anti-democratic actions by the Georgian government, I announced a comprehensive review of bilateral cooperation between the United States and Georgia,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a July 31 statement.