TBILISI, Georgia (AFP)--The strategic Kulevi oil terminal near Georgia's Black Sea port city of Poti is under threat from Russian attacks, Georgian National Security Council Secretary Alexander Lomaia told AFP Tuesday.
"The Russian military is posing a direct threat to the Kulevi oil terminal, the property of the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR. They have demanded terminal staff evacuate as Russians are preparing to bomb the nearby forest, claiming that Georgian troops are hidden there," he said.
"The president of Azerbaijan, Mr. (Ilham) Aliyev, is currently trying to convince the Russian leadership to prevent this barbaric act from happening."