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- ↑ Edwards, Christian (2024-05-04). "Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Putin-style 'foreign agent' bill". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- 1 2 "Natalie Sabanadze". Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. Harvard University. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ↑ "Dr. Natalie Sabanadze – A Georgian young woman, influencing the world affairs!". Georgian Journal. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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