Russia to provide military aid to breakaway provinces
31/08/2008 - 15:55:48President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will provide military aid to Georgia’s breakaway provinces.
The president says Russia is preparing to sign deals with Abkhazia and South Ossetia that will detail Moscow’s obligations on assistance to the two regions.
Mr Medvedev’s statement today shows that Russia has no intention of backing down in response to Western criticism of its recognition of the two provinces’ independence.
Mr Medvedev said the agreements will lay the basis for “allied” relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Mr Medvedev’s decision on Tuesday to recognise South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent has drawn sharp criticism from the West which has condemned Russia’s August war against its tiny ex-Soviet neighbour.
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