Recent geographically broad, intensive and large-scale military exercises of the Russian army, including those in the North Caucasus (Russia's Southern Military District -MD), have again raised concerns about Vladimir Putin's possible attempts to hinder the development of Georgia's cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union.
The Jamestown Foundation: Russia increases military capacity in the South Caucasus
Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandyan (R) speaks with new EU special representative for the South Caucasus, Herbert Salberg during their meeting in Yerevan on Oct. 16.
