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International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

The West responds to Russia

International condemnation mounts over Russia’s recognition of Georgia’s breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Russia ups the ante

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French diplomacy with Russia

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Russia versus the West

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Reaction in South Ossetia

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US again pressures Russia to withdraw

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The United States today again called on Russia to honor its commitment to withdraw its forces from Georgia. But the BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse, in Georgia, tells anchor Lisa Mullins that there’s no sign of any pull-back.

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US-Russian relations

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Frederick Starr, chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Starr says the conflict between Russia and Georgia is more a conflict between Russia and the West.

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