Russia defeated Georgia in a short war in 2008 over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, and Moscow continues to garrison troops there and to support another breakaway region, Abkhazia.
The exercises were run out of the Vaziani military base near Georgia's capital Tbilisi.
Russian forces used to be based there until they withdrew at the start of the last decade under the terms of a European arms reduction agreement.
The United States has spoken favorably of the idea that Georgia might one day join NATO, something Russia firmly opposes." />
Russia defeated Georgia in a short war in 2008 over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, and Moscow continues to garrison troops there and to support another breakaway region, Abkhazia.
The exercises were run out of the Vaziani military base near Georgia's capital Tbilisi.
Russian forces used to be based there until they withdrew at the start of the last decade under the terms of a European arms reduction agreement.
The United States has spoken favorably of the idea that Georgia might one day join NATO, something Russia firmly opposes." />
