In September 2012 , '' The Wall Street Journal '' published an article by the Estonian defense minister Urmas Reinsalu , titled " Georgian Democracy and Russian Meddling " . Reinsalu argued : " In Tallinn — and hopefully in Brussels , Paris and Washington as well — we are trying to understand what Russia expects to gain by occupying Georgian territory . Does the Kremlin believe that a country is excluded from NATO membership just because a fifth of its territory is occupied ? Did Russian officials not hear when on two recent occasions , most recently at May 's NATO Summit in Chicago , that Georgia was assured of admission into NATO ? " In October 2013 , President Toomas Hendrik Ilves attended opening of the wine international festival in Moldova . He assessed Russian activities along the occupation line in Georgia as a " blatant " violation of international law
May 's NATO Summit in Chicago
2012 Chicago summit
Occupied territories of Georgia