tbilisi u.s. vice president mike pence say tuesday relations russia would improve moscow change stance ukraine withdraw support regimes like iran syria north korea u.s. congress vote last week new sanction russia news conference georgia capital tbilisi pence say lift sanction require russia reverse action cause sanction impose first place russia destabilize activities ukraine support rogue regimes like iran syria north korea ... posture change say joint news conference georgian prime minister giorgi kvirikashvili pence say u.s. president donald trump would sign new sanction russia law week say trump congress speak unify voice keep previous u.s. administrations line pence also condemn russia presence georgia moscow whose annexation crimea 2014 prompt u.s. eu sanction still troop station georgia 2008 war breakaway region south ossetia back georgia abkhazia region also control pro-russian separatists pence also say u.s. still behind georgia application become member nato continue work closely prime minister government georgia broadly advance policies facilitate become nato member say nato promise georgia membership 2008 three ex-soviet baltic nations estonia latvia lithuania already members pence reassure tour washington firmly back nato doctrine collective defense estonian capital tallinn monday assure u.s. support face aggression russia ask pence visit kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov say nations right choose partner problem us involve expand various alliances infrastructure toward border cause concern us peskov tell reporters conference call visit pence attend georgian-american military exercise begin georgia sunday 2,800 soldier unite state britain germany turkey ukraine slovenia armenia georgia take part maneuver last two weeks wednesday pence visit montenegro join nato june tiny balkan nation praise washington join despite pressure move russia vp pence say russia 's stance must change tie improve