{"id":39875,"date":"2018-08-07T15:57:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T15:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/07\/russia-warns-of-horrible-conflict-if-georgia-joins-nato\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:35:29","slug":"russia-warns-of-horrible-conflict-if-georgia-joins-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/07\/russia-warns-of-horrible-conflict-if-georgia-joins-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia warns of \u2018horrible conflict&#8217; if Georgia joins NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 An attempt by NATO to incorporate the former Soviet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/30\/new-in-2018-conflict-hot-spots-to-watch\/\" target=_blank>republic of Georgia <\/a>could trigger a new, \u201chorrible\u201d conflict, Russia\u2019s prime minister said Tuesday in a stern warning to the West marking 10 years since the Russia-Georgia war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/12\/trump-offers-to-mediate-in-protracted-south-china-sea-feud\/\" target=_blank>Dmitry Medvedev <\/a>said in an interview with the Kommersant daily broadcast by Russian state television that NATO\u2019s plans to eventually offer membership to Georgia are \u201cabsolutely irresponsible\u201d and a \u201cthreat to peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medvedev was Russia\u2019s president during the August 2008 war, which erupted when Georgian troops tried unsuccessfully to regain control over the Moscow-backed breakaway province of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/smr\/european-balance-of-power\/2017\/08\/30\/russia-seeks-to-allay-western-fears-about-planned-war-games\/\" target=_blank>South Ossetia<\/a> and Russia sent troops that routed the Georgian military in five days of fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian army was poised to advance on the Georgian capital, but Medvedev rolled it back, accepting a truce mediated by the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/30\/new-in-2018-conflict-hot-spots-to-watch\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/August-10-Frontlines-3.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New in 2018: Conflict hot spots to watch<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">As the Islamic State withers in Iraq and Syria, other, more obscure hot spots could emerge in 2018 that will require more U.S. assistance or, possibly, even the presence of more U.S. troops.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the war, Georgia entirely lost control of both South Ossetia and another separatist region, Abkhazia. Russia has strengthened its military presence in both regions and recognized them as independent states, but only a few countries have followed suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Union on Tuesday reiterated its &#8220;firm support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders&#8221; and lamented the Russian military presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a show of support for Georgia, foreign ministers of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, and a Cabinet member from Ukraine, visited Tbilisi Tuesday, urging Russia to withdraw its troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia. &#8220;Nowadays no country can change the borders of another country by force,&#8221; said Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1435\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/georgia-2-8.7.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/georgia-2-8.7.jpg.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/georgia-2-8.7.jpg.jpg?resize=300,179 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/georgia-2-8.7.jpg.jpg?resize=768,459 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/georgia-2-8.7.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,612 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/georgia-2-8.7.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,918 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/georgia-2-8.7.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1225 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE In this file photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, A column of Russian armoured vehicles seen on their way to the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali somewhere in the Georgian breakaway region, South Ossetia, Georgia. The Russian military quickly routed the Georgian army during the August 2008 war.  Russia&#8217;s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in an interview broadcast by Russian state television Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018, on the 10th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war, issued a stern warning that incorporating Georgia into NATO could trigger a new &#8220;horrible&#8221; conflict.(AP Photo\/Musa Sadulayev, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian-Georgian relations have improved since the war, but the issue of the breakaway regions remains, preventing the full normalization of ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medvedev warned that NATO&#8217;s attempt to embrace Georgia could have catastrophic consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There is an unresolved territorial conflict &#8230; and would they bring such a country into the military alliance?&#8221; he said. &#8220;Do they understand the possible implications? It could provoke a horrible conflict.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medvedev pointed to Moscow&#8217;s recognition of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and the Russian military bases there, saying that any attempt to change the status quo could lead to &#8220;extremely grave consequences.&#8221; &#8221;I hope that NATO&#8217;s leadership will be smart enough not to take any steps in that direction,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian prime minister described NATO&#8217;s eastward expansion as a major security threat to Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhatever our colleagues from the alliance may say, NATO countries see Russia as a potential enemy,\u201d he said. \u201cWe can\u2019t help getting worried when the circle around our country keeps narrowing as more and more countries join NATO. NATO\u2019s expansion clearly poses a threat to the Russian Federation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3390\" height=\"2144\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Georgia-3-8.7.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Georgia-3-8.7.jpg.jpg 3390w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Georgia-3-8.7.jpg.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Georgia-3-8.7.jpg.jpg?resize=768,486 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Georgia-3-8.7.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,648 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Georgia-3-8.7.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,971 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Georgia-3-8.7.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1295 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3390px) 100vw, 3390px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE- In this file photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, Russian soldiers block the road on the outskirts of Gori, northwest of the capital Tbilisi, Georgia.  Russia&#8217;s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in an interview broadcast by Russian state television Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018, on the 10th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war, issued a stern warning that incorporating Georgia into NATO could trigger a new &#8220;horrible&#8221; conflict. 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