**Tbilisi Regime Keeps Pressure on President Saakashvili**
The government in Tbilisi is trying to keep the current president, Mikheil Saakashvili, under a lot of pressure. This is according to Petras Austrevicius, a member of the European Parliament from Lithuania.
Austrevicius wrote on social media that the Georgian government gave President Saakashvili a 9-year prison sentence. He believes this shows how far away Georgia is moving from joining the European Union.
**Georgia’s Relationship with EU**
The EU is a group of countries that work together for peace and economic growth. For Georgia to join, it needs to be on good terms with its government and people. Austrevicius thinks that by keeping President Saakashvili under pressure, the Georgian government is moving further away from meeting these requirements.
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