The article discusses the improvement of relations between Georgia and Russia since the 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia and the official severing of diplomatic ties. The article discusses the refusal of the group the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to admit Georgia, the anti-Russian leadership of Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, and the 2012 victory of the political party Georgian Dream. The article presents comments from Georgia special representative for Russia Zurab Abashidze.