Monday, April 6, 2009

Russia warns US on Georgia

- Russia sent a strong warning to the United States Thursday about supporting Georgia in the U.S. ally's efforts to rebuild its military following last year's war.

The Foreign Ministry said helping arm Georgia would be "extremely dangerous" and would amount to "nothing but the encouragement of the aggressor."

The warning comes days after Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili stridently vowed to rebuild and prepare his armed forces for missions other than peacekeeping _ comments made alongside a top U.S. general.

"Georgia needs strong allies. Georgia needs the hands of friends for the resolution of further problems," he said. "Georgia will not be happy until it is free of occupation."

Russian troops have remained in part of Abkhazia and Georgia, and Moscow plans on building bases there...

[Russia calls the country it invaded, and still occupies, 'the aggressor' - and the press says.............. nothing.]

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