Tbilisi and Moscow break off ties

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Series Details 30.8.08
Publication Date 30/08/2008
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Russia and Georgia broke off diplomatic relations on the 30 August 2008 as a row deepened over reports of Russian plans to absorb the breakaway Georgian enclave of South Ossetia, which the Kremlin recognised as independent this week.

Related Links
BBC News, 29.8.08: Georgia breaks ties with Russia http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7588428.stm
Russia Today, 29.8.08: Georgia pulls all diplomats from Russia http://rt.com/news/
Deutsche Welle, 29.8.08: Georgia, Russia Sever Ties as Rights Groups Report on Violations http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3603241,00.html

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