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“US told Georgia to forget about NATO”

Published 20 Jul, 2009 15:36 | Updated 20 Jul, 2009 19:36

The Georgian president’s turnaround on NATO membership plans has been caused by a US recommendation to concentrate on home affairs, says Fred Weir, Head of the Russian Bureau of the Christian Science Monitor.

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