Summary
- Bidzina Ivanishvili, a Georgian oligarch, wields immense wealth and power in Georgia.
- He is accused of having close ties to Putin and using his influence to control Georgian politics.
- Ivanishvili and his Georgian Dream party are pushing a controversial ‘foreign agent’ bill, sparking major unrest in the country.
- The bill, modeled after Russian laws, has led to widespread protests against Ivanishvili’s perceived puppeteering.