Georgia's saviour. Russia's stooge. Philanthropist. Oligarch. Bidzina Ivanishvili has been called all these things, and more.

Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia's richest man and founder of its ruling party, has a significant influence on the country's politics despite not holding public office for over a decade. The upcoming election sees Ivanishvili's Georgian Dream party leading,

Bidzina Ivanishvili's presence looms large over this small European country caught been Russia and the West and an election that could shape its destiny.

With an election this week, documents seen by Bloomberg expose the extent of Moscow’s infiltration of the former Soviet state.

For several years, Russia conducted a widespread espionage and hacking campaign targeting the government and large enterprises in Georgia, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The information gathered may have enabled the sabotage of the country's critical infrastructure.

Russian intelligence has been conducting a large-scale cyber espionage campaign in Georgia, collecting information on the Georgian government and large companies for years. Source: Bloombergʼs article,