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European Court Orders Russia to Compensate Georgia €253 Million
10/15/2025
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- The European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia to pay Georgia over 253 million euros.
- The ruling, issued on October 14, 2025, concerns demarcation lines in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- It says rights were restricted for about 29,000 people due to those lines.
- Russia, expelled from the Council of Europe in 2022, is unlikely to comply.
- Georgia must establish a mechanism to distribute the compensation within 18 months.
