ArmInfo.The CSTO is convinced that the high conflict potential in the Caucasus region remains. On September 20, at a press conference in Moscow, Colonel- General Anatoly Sidorov, the head of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, said.
"The factor complicating the military and political situation in the region is the activity of the United States and NATO in spreading its influence in the Caucasus with a stake on Georgia, despite the geopolitical interests of Russia, the NATO leadership does not intend to abandon the idea of Georgia's joining the Alliance, Brussels provides all-round assistance to Tbilisi in the training of the Armed Forces personnel, in the improvement of the military infrastructure, "the colonel-general stated.
At the same time, he added that in addition to that, multinational events on operational and combat training in accordance with the NATO plan are held in Georgia. Sidorov informed that the USA is also the main sponsor of Georgia in the field of military construction. "Over the last two years, the Georgian side has been provided with financial assistance of more than $ 100 million. Clearly, under these conditions, the Georgian leadership will support any anti-Russian aspirations of Washington, thus creating a source of threats to military security of Russia and the CSTO as a whole in this region," - summed up the head of the Joint Staff.