American tanks are already in Georgia - unloading at the port of Poti
American tanks and other armored vehicles arrived in Georgia to participate in the Agile Spirit 2017 exercise.
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About it reports the press service of the Georgian Ministry of Defense, “PolitNavigator” correspondent reports.
It is noted that American military equipment, including M1 Abrams tanks and LAV armored personnel carriers, arrived at the port of Poti on the Black Sea.
The equipment was unloaded and sent by rail to Akhaltsikhe, to the Orfolo training ground in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
“The purpose of the exercise is readiness to participate in joint operations as part of the NATO Rapid Reaction Force, as well as to fine-tune interaction with the United States and partner countries,” the statement says.
The exercises will take place from September 3 to 11.
Earlier, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, during a meeting with representatives of the US Congress, said that in connection with the upcoming Russian-Belarusian exercises “Zapad-2017”, US Navy ships will arrive in the Baltic Sea in the fall.
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