Batu Kutelia added : “This can be done only if the Georgian government is weak enough to be susceptible to Russian coercion and either stops backing the project or minimizes the chances of direct Western engagement through investment and operation,”

messenger Wednesday, June 5, 2019 7:47:00 PM EAT

Batu Kutelia noted : “The Anaklia deep sea port is a strategic economic project with significant security implications for Georgia and beyond. The idea and the concept emerged when Georgia started its accelerated European and Euro-Atlantic integration in 2003,”

messenger Wednesday, June 5, 2019 7:47:00 PM EAT

Batu Kutelia explained : “After occupying and annexing Georgian and Ukrainian territories [Crimea and Abkhazia] and projecting its military power in the Middle East, Russia’s Anti Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) strategy includes boosting the military infrastructure on those territories. Among those is the Gudauta military base and Ochamchire port [in occupied Abkhazia],”

messenger Wednesday, June 5, 2019 7:47:00 PM EAT

Batu Kutelia added : “This can be done only if the Georgian government is weak enough to be susceptible to Russian coercion and either stops backing the project or minimizes the chances of direct Western engagement through investment and operation,”

jamestown Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:45:00 AM EAT

Batu Kutelia noted : “The Anaklia deep sea port is a strategic economic project with significant security implications for Georgia and beyond. The idea and the concept emerged when Georgia started its accelerated European and Euro-Atlantic integration in 2003,”

jamestown Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:45:00 AM EAT

Batu Kutelia explained : “After occupying and annexing Georgian and Ukrainian territories [Crimea and Abkhazia] and projecting its military power in the Middle East, Russia’s Anti Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) strategy includes boosting the military infrastructure on those territories. Among those is the Gudauta military base and Ochamchire port [in occupied Abkhazia],”

jamestown Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:45:00 AM EAT

Batu Kutelia added : “This can be done only if the Georgian government is weak enough to be susceptible to Russian coercion and either stops backing the project or minimizes the chances of direct Western engagement through investment and operation,”

messenger Wednesday, June 5, 2019 7:47:00 PM EAT

Batu Kutelia noted : “The Anaklia deep sea port is a strategic economic project with significant security implications for Georgia and beyond. The idea and the concept emerged when Georgia started its accelerated European and Euro-Atlantic integration in 2003,”

messenger Wednesday, June 5, 2019 7:47:00 PM EAT

Batu Kutelia explained : “After occupying and annexing Georgian and Ukrainian territories [Crimea and Abkhazia] and projecting its military power in the Middle East, Russia’s Anti Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) strategy includes boosting the military infrastructure on those territories. Among those is the Gudauta military base and Ochamchire port [in occupied Abkhazia],”

messenger Wednesday, June 5, 2019 7:47:00 PM EAT

Batu Kutelia added : “This can be done only if the Georgian government is weak enough to be susceptible to Russian coercion and either stops backing the project or minimizes the chances of direct Western engagement through investment and operation,”

jamestown Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:45:00 AM EAT

Batu Kutelia noted : “The Anaklia deep sea port is a strategic economic project with significant security implications for Georgia and beyond. The idea and the concept emerged when Georgia started its accelerated European and Euro-Atlantic integration in 2003,”

jamestown Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:45:00 AM EAT

Batu Kutelia explained : “After occupying and annexing Georgian and Ukrainian territories [Crimea and Abkhazia] and projecting its military power in the Middle East, Russia’s Anti Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) strategy includes boosting the military infrastructure on those territories. Among those is the Gudauta military base and Ochamchire port [in occupied Abkhazia],”

jamestown Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:45:00 AM EAT