Georgia won’t deport former Navalny volunteer Denis Kulanin to Russia, allows him to leave for a third country
The Tbilisi City Court has ruled that Russian citizen Denis Kulanin can leave Georgia for a third country rather than be deported to Russia, Paper Kartuli reported. Kulanin has seven days to leave the country voluntarily.
The Tbilisi City Court has decided that Russian national Denis Kulanin is permitted to depart Georgia for a third nation instead of being repatriated to Russia, as reported by Paper Kartuli. Kulanin is granted seven days to voluntarily exit the country. He was sentenced to two years in prison in 2025 and received a pardon on August 27, 2026.
Protests outside Georgia's Migration Department in Tbilisi on September 1th called for Kulanin to be allowed to leave voluntarily for a third country. The Migration Department petitioned the court to deport Kulanin to his country of origin - Russia - but to give him the opportunity to leave voluntarily within seven days, including for a third nation.
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