Some Russian politician, not one of the big names from what I understand, was to speak at the Georgian congress... well, around 12 years ago or so, Russia invaded some part of Georgia, similar to Ukraine, so having some politician speaking to congress, is regarded as a no-no. I'm not well aware of much beyond this except that's the cause of protests.
Riot police in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, fire a tear gas canister toward protesters early on June 21.
TBILISI -- As dawn broke in the Georgian capital, riot police appeared to be in full control of the city following a night of protests by people angered after a Russian lawmaker sat at the speaker’s seat inside the country's parliament.
The authorities in Tbilisi said early on June 21 that about 70 people, including 39 police officers, had been injured overnight as pitched battles between security personnel and protesters continued outside the parliament building into the early morning hours.
Police used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, and by 5 a.m., nearly all the protesters appeared to have left the area.
Read more at: https://www.rferl.org/a/georgian-police-control-tbilisi-after-night-protest-russia-speaker-parliament/30011695.html
Okay, the article goes into it a bit.
