The crackle of Cold War confrontation could be about to resurface. Russia has made no secret of its unhappiness with next week's defiant NATO military exercises in Georgia.
Today, Reuters reports that Russia takes control of rebel borders with Georgia. Formal Russian control of the South Ossetia and Abkhazia borders puts Russian and NATO troops in not quite eye to eye proximity next week at the NATO exercise.
The Georgia Times says "NATO military training will be held on Vaziani military base in Tbilisi from May 6 to June 1. 1100 soldiers of the 18 countries will take part in the maneuvers." Tbilisi and the South Ossetia border are roughly thirty miles apart.
(Photo of a billboard in Tbilisi celebrating Georgia's "Rose Revolution." More in the Georgia Gallery at EarthPhotos.com. See also the Russia Gallery.)
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