Georgia protests: prime minister hits back at US concerns over ‘foreign agents’ law as thousands close major intersection in Tbilisi – live

Georgia’s prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze has responded to the earlier statement made by James O’Brien, US assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, who said the US would impose financial and travel “restrictions” over violence against peaceful protesters, the BBC reported.

Kobakhidze said: “Pragmatically speaking, sanctions would only harm those who are imposing them.

“We do not want the US…