Russia warns NATO admission of Georgia will spark conflict
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on August 6 that any future decision by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to admit Georgia into the bloc would spark "a terrible conflict."
According to Reuters, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on August 6 that any future decision by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to admit Georgia into the bloc would spark "a terrible conflict," and he was also skeptical about why NATO was even considering such a move.
Speaking to Russia's Kommersant FM radio, Prime Minister Medvedev said: "(Georgia's accession to NATO) could spark a terrible conflict. I don't know why this is necessary."
Prime Minister Medvedev's remarks came weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned NATO against further strengthening ties with Ukraine and Georgia, saying the policy was irresponsible and would have unpredictable consequences for the bloc.
Georgia's NATO ambitions have been a source of anger for Russia, which shares a border with Georgia and does not want to see Georgia join what Moscow considers a hostile military organization, since 2008 when NATO leaders promised that Georgia would one day join the bloc./.
