Jackson Diehl tries to blame Trump for waning Georgian interest in NATO membership:
The rhetoric from Trump has given a boost to pro-Russian parties in Georgia’s campaign. Their argument, said [President] Margvelashvili, has been consistent: “You might want NATO. You might want Europe. But it is not going to happen.” Until now, it hasn’t been a persuasive argument. Georgia’s president, and leaders like him across Eurasia, can only hope this U.S. political season does not make it so.
Diehl’s argument is very misleading. The consensus in favor of NATO membership in Georgia has been weakening for years before Trump ever took his …read more
Source: The American Conservative
