Western countries must stop weapons shipments to Georgia, Russia warned on Thursday, during the first anniversary of its conflict with Georgia, according to dpa. In an interview broadcast on Russian media, foreign ministry spokesman Andrey Nesterenko urged Western nations not to encourage Georgia to pursue military ventures by providing it with military aid. Such military support leads Georgia to think it can solve its problems militarily, not diplomatically, warned Nesterenko. Georgia and Russia will both mark the one-year anniversary of the war this weekend, in which the two fought over the status of two breakaway Georgian republics, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In the aftermath of the war, the two regions have claimed independence and enjoy Russian recognition and support. However, very few other nations recognize their independence. In the lead-up to the anniversary, the two countries have traded accusations that the other is preparing for new military aggression.
