In a move that has aggravated global tensions, NATO begins a month of exercises in Georgia today, despite the fact that Georgia is not a member of NATO. The war games will involve more than 1,100 soldiers from NATO countries in "crisis response" field exercises. Georgia’s military was devastated in a five-day war with Russia last year, and the country continues to provoke Moscow, even accusing the Russians of backing a military coup last week to overthrow President Mikhail Saakashvili's government. Now Georgia is claiming that the mutiny was meant to disrupt NATO's exercises. Steven Eke is a Russian Affairs Analyst for our partner, the BBC, and he joins The Takeaway with more.

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