US unloads aid to Georgia
2008-09-06 14:36
Moscow - The flagship of the US Navy's Mediterranean fleet has delivered 17 tons of humanitarian aid to a strategic Georgian port - and Russian troops have been watching every move.
The delivery of aid on Saturday by the USS Mount Whitney to the city of Poti is the latest in a series of aid shipments that have demonstrated US support for Georgia and has angered Russia.
US Naval officers say a Russian warship trailed the American ship across the Black Sea. They also say Russian military forces onshore were keeping a close eye on the Mount Whitney from a position just three miles away.
The ship's commanding officer, Captain Owen Honors, said: "They're clearly watching us very, very closely, and I think they'll be very happy when we leave."
- AP