然而私下里，许多北约官员都曾告诉媒体，他们比以前更不情愿加深北约与格鲁吉亚的关系，害怕陷进又一场俄罗斯和格鲁吉亚的战争。
In private, however, many allied officials have told the media that they are even less inclined than they previously were to deepen NATO’s ties with Georgia, given the risks of becoming entrapped in another Russian-Georgian war.