NATO in 12th day of drills in Georgia

NATO is conducting massive military exercises in Georgia amid Russia’s anger over the presence of the alliance forces in the region.

Day 12 of the war games is underway at the Vaziani Military Base some 20 kilometers outside the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization carried out defensive combat operations in a live-fire exercise on Wednesday. Georgia’s military officials are observing the drills. They say the exercises are important for Georgia to strengthen ties and partnership with NATO. Members of the military alliance including the U-S, Armenia, Germany, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom are present in the war games. Georgia is not a member of NATO but the alliance’s eastward expansion has already angered Russia as Moscow says it poses a threat to its security.