Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili Photo: REUTERS Russia Demands NATO Call Off Exercises In Georgia -- Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia demanded on Thursday that NATO call off planned military exercises in Georgia, saying they could undermine its efforts to rebuild ties with the Western alliance.
Ex-Soviet Georgia has become a focus of tension between the West and Russia, which sees it as part of its sphere of influence. NATO's offer of eventual membership for Georgia has angered Moscow, which sent troops into Georgia last August.
"This is absurd and a provocation," Russia's envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, told Reuters by telephone. "I have asked the NATO secretary general...to postpone these exercises or to cancel them."
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More News On The Increase Of Tensions Between Russia, Nato, And Georgia
Russia Urges NATO to Call Off Exercises in Georgia -- Voice Of America
Russia demands Nato call off exercises in Georgia -- The Telegraph
Russia angered by Nato exercises -- BBC
Words flare between Georgia and Russia -- Reuters
Abkhazia says no need for EU peace observers -- RIA Novosti
“Cabbage protests” wilt for Georgia’s opposition -- World Focus
Russia and Georgia to resume talks in May: UN -- EU Business
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