The former Soviet Republic Georgia has demanded that Russia drop plans to forge closer ties with two breakaway regions.
Russia said on Wednesday it would establish legal links with rebel regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which border Russia in the Caucasus. The Georgian government urged the international community to help it put pressure on Moscow. Foreign Minister David Bakradze called for a special debate by the U.N. Security Council to discuss the moves, which could become a new irritant in relations between Russia and Western nations. Russia's actions are viewed as retaliation for the west's support for Georgia's bid to join NATO, and for supporting Kosovo's independence from Serbia.
(Deutsche Welle)
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