Russian Soldiers Cannot Vacation In Georgia, U.S., Estonia, And In Islamic Countries Like Egypt, Syria, And Saudi Arabia

Russian Soldiers on Vacation in Listvyanka. TripAdvisor

Russian Military Cannot Vacation In The US, Georgia And Other Unreliable Countries -- Eurasianet.org

For the Russian military, any reconciliation with Georgia, it seems, will not extend to R&R in Georgia. Once a popular spot for Russian soldiers to go for vacation or for war, Georgia has been blacklisted as a spot for rest-and-recuperation by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

At first glance, that may not seem surprising. The two countries, after all, did fight a five-day war in 2008 that resulted in the rupture of diplomatic ties, and the introduction of Russian troops into breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Georgia claims as its territory.

Yet with the advent of Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili to power last year, Moscow had suggested that the sun might shine, once more, on Russian-Georgian relations.

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My Comment: The Greek islands or Florida .... sorry America .... the Greek islands are better. Then again .... many of these young soldiers do not have enough money to even buy a pack of cigarettes let alone go on a vacation to the U.S. or Europe.