Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Russia plans 7,600 force in Georgia rebel regions

Moscow - Russia announced plans on Tuesday to station about 7,600 troops in Georgia's separatist regions, more than twice the number based there before last month's war and a level likely to alarm the West. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said troops would stay in South Ossetia and Abkhazia for a long time to prevent any ''repeat of Georgian aggression''.

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