The former Soviet republics of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are moving inexorably from the orbit of a Russian state that promotes values fundamentally alien to its neighbors, according to Georgia’s president.
President Georgy Margvelashvili told Reuters in an interview that Russia, which crushed Georgian forces in a 2008 five-day war, could offer no alternative to integration with the West.
“A country that is alienating its neighbors, that is threatening its neighbors … What does the country want to achieve?” asked Margvelashvili, who was elected in October 2013, during his first visit to Brussels to meet top NATO and EU officials.
“I don’t have …read more
Source: Voice of America
