Toomas Ilves on living in Russia’s shadow
The Paul Wells Show
NATO and Georgia
In 2008, Germany blocked the membership action plan for Ukraine and Georgia, signaling to Putin that the West would abandon these countries. Three months later, Russia invaded Georgia. Stand on a platform in Tbilisi to show solidarity and question if Georgia should have been part of NATO.
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