Georgia Halts Re-Export Of Western Cars To Russia And Belarus

Citing Western sanctions, Georgia is banning the re-export and transit of cars imported from the United States and the European Union to Russia and Belarus. The booming re-export business has been drawing growing scrutiny amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While the move is supposed to help implement the sanctions, it is unclear whether it will prevent the cars from indirectly reaching Russia.

The restriction on (re-)exporting or allowing the transit of cars imported from the U.S. to the two sanctioned countries took effect on August…