Russia has announced it will station troops permanently in the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia, in a meeting with Abkhazian leader Sergei Bagapsh in Moscow, 17 February. The two did not announce a time frame. Russia fought a brief war with Georgia in August 2008 over two regions Georgia considers its own and which Russia has recognized as independent. Georgia calls the Russian military presence an “occupation”.
Links to other sites: Al-Jazeera, AP, Ria Novosti
Posted by Sean Ecker on 18 February 2010 at 6:44 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 18 February 2010.
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Tags: Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, Sergei Bagapsh
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