BRUSSELS - Russia's new treaty with Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region breaks international law and hampers efforts to strengthen regional security, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on March 18.
Reuters: Stoltenberg says Russian treaty with South Ossetia breaks international law
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and the leader of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, Leonid Tibilov, shake hands as they exchange documents at a signing ceremony following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 18, 2015.