Thursday, August 14, 2008

US warns Russia of lasting impact

BBC

The US defence chief has warned relations with Russia could be damaged for years if Moscow does not step back from "aggressive" actions in Georgia.

But Robert Gates said he did not see a need for US military force in Georgia.

His words came as Moscow said the idea of Georgian territorial integrity was an irrelevance.

Georgia breakaway regions - Abkhazia and South Ossetia - would never agree to being part of Georgia again, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Earlier, Russia said it had began handing back the town of Gori to Georgian police but insisted its troops would stay in the area.......

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