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15 September 2009 4:47 PM | Tagged: russia detain georgian ships abkhazia
MOSCOW - Russia heightened tensions with Georgia Tuesday by warning that it will detain Georgian ships entering the territorial waters of Abkhazia, a breakaway province allied with Moscow, news agencies reported. Russia recognized Abkhazia and South

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12 August 2009 7:07 PM | Tagged: putin visits georgian region abkhazia pledges support
MOSCOW, Aug. 12 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin traveled to the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Wednesday and pledged to strengthen military presence there, defying U.S. and European objections amid simmering tensions in the region.Speaking

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12 August 2009 5:27 PM | Tagged: putin pledges defend abkhazia georgia fumes
SUKHUMI, Georgia - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged half a billion dollars to defend the breakaway region of Abkhazia on Wednesday during a surprise visit which Georgia said escalated tensions in the Caucasus. Putin's tour of the encla

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12 August 2009 1:27 PM | Tagged: putin pedges massive military spending abkhazia
MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the country will spend at least 15 billion rubles next year to build Russian military bases in Abkhazia and tighten the separatist Georgian region's borders. Putin's pledge in an interview with Ab

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12 August 2009 1:17 PM | Tagged: putin visits abkhazia vows russian defense
SUKHUMI, Georgia - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the breakaway region of Abkhazia on Wednesday, pledging half a billion dollars to strengthen the defenses of the Moscow-backed rebel enclave. Russia recognized Abkhaz