The Chief of the Joint Staff of the United States Air Force, General Charles Brown, who is also the President, Secretary of Defense, and Chief Military Advisor of the National Security Council, said that he is deeply concerned about Russia's influence in Georgia.
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At a May 20 Pentagon briefing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the general was asked if NATO could do anything to help Georgia resist Russia's efforts to expand its influence.
“we're deeply concerned and watching the influence Russia has in Georgia. And we will remain committed to Georgia's sovereignty. You know,as I met last week with my NATO counterparts, we consistently talk about how we work together to the sovereignty of the nations that are partners to NATO but also just the overall security situation in Europe,” he said.
Regarding the question of whether Russia's influence will affect Georgia's accession to NATO, General Brown stated that he does not participate in making political decisions. “From my perspective as a uniformed service member, it's about ensuring the security of the various nations but also the security of the citizens of those nations as well,” the general said.
The United States State Department has repeatedly stated that the Russian Law on so-called Foreign Agents, adopted by the Georgian Dream parliament on May 14, will put Georgia on a dangerous trajectory, threaten Georgia's Euro-Atlantic path, and undermine US-Georgia relations.
