The Biden administration is suspending $95 million in U.S. assistance to Georgia after its parliament adopted legislation related to foreign agents that critics say was inspired by a Russian law used to crack down on political dissent.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the United States would pause its $93 million in assistance to the country of Georgia in response to its controversial foreign agent law passed in May.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday proposed a "reset" to mend relations with the United States, Interpress news agency reported, after Washington paused more than $95 million in aid over concerns about democratic backsliding.

The United States has paused more than $95 million in foreign assistance to Georgia, a move that came after the country’s Parliament began requiring nongovernmental organizations, journalists, and activists to register as “foreign agents” if they receive funding from abroad.

The United States said on Wednesday it was pausing more than $95 million in assistance to Georgian government after a review of bilateral cooperation triggered by what the State Department calls "anti-democratic actions" by the government.

The United States is pausing more than $95 million in assistance to Georgia over a law on "foreign agents" that Washington considers anti-democratic, dealing a further blow to already-strained relations between the two countries.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, announced that the United States is suspending financial aid to the Georgian government amounting to €89 million. This decision resulted from a review of bilateral cooperation conducted in response to the "anti-democratic" actions of authorities in Tbilisi.

The United States has decided to freeze $95 million in aid to Georgia. The reason is the Georgian parliament's adoption of a law similar to Russia's foreign agents law, according to a statement from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.