Monday, June 1, 2026

Georgian president compares Ukraine events with 2008 war

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From left to right: Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Giorgi Margvelashvili, David Cameron. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili said in a speech at the NATO summit in Wales that the events in Georgia in 2008 and in Ukraine in 2014 demonstrate that stability and peaceful development of young democracies is a significant challenge

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NATO chief meets Georgian president

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President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili (left) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (Photo published by NATO.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president on Thursday met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in preparation for the NATO summit in Wales.

The two talked about the importance of the summit on the background of the Ukraine crisis and the significance

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NATO plans to hold more military exercises in Georgia

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO is ramping up its defense of Eastern Europe with a new expeditionary force that will be able to “travel light but strike hard if needed”.

Also planned are five new bases in the Baltic states, Poland and Romania, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine

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