Thestar.com: “Meet the young politician standing up to Vladimir Putin”

The risks facing Georgia’s young Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili as the country embraces the West instead of Vladimir Putin's Russia has been discussed in a Canadian news article. The country’s future relationship with its northern neighbour Russia, and its desire to join the European and Atlantic organizations was also highlighted in Yochi Dreazen’s article published on the website of Canadian daily newspaper www.thestar.com, on March 9.

Settling relations with Russia and developing and keeping close ties with Europe will make the Georgian Prime Minister's "dream” come true, the author stated.

I really want to transform my country into a real, modern, democratic, European state," he said, choosing his words carefully. "That's my dream."

Russia reacted with fury to closer European moves, and Garibashvili was well aware of the risks of pushing Moscow too hard, journalist Yochi Dreazen stated.

Read the full article on: www.thestar.com