Moscow Slams US-Georgian Military Drills as 'Provocation'

© AP Photo / Shakh AivazovUS servicemen take part in the joint US-Georgia military exercise Noble Partner 2015 at the military base of Vaziani outside Tbilisi, Georgia.
US servicemen take part in the joint US-Georgia military exercise Noble Partner 2015 at the military base of Vaziani outside Tbilisi, Georgia. - Sputnik International
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Moscow considers the US-Georgian Noble Partner 2016 military exercise to be a provocative step, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.

Flags fly at half mast at NATO headquarters in Brussels, March 23, 2016. - Sputnik International
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"We consider such a consistent 'exploration' of Georgian territory by NATO forces to be a provocative step, aimed at deliberately rocking the military-political situation in the South Caucasus," the ministry said in a statement.

In April, NATO leaders proposed a Black Sea fleet coordinated between alliance members Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania with participation by Georgia and Ukraine.

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