Russian warships sent to Abkhazia
source: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2008/08/2008827161032604950.html
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Russia has sent a missile cruiser and two other ships to a Georgian port, while a US military ship has docked at another southern port in a show of force amid an escalating standoff with the West over a nation devastated by war with Russia.
The dockings came a day after Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, recognised the two Georgian breakaway territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states, prompting harsh criticism from Western nations.
Meanwhile, the Russian missile cruiser Moskva and two smaller missile boats are anchored at the port in Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, some 180 miles north of Batumi.
The Russian navy says the ships will be involved in peacekeeping operations.
Georgia reacted by recalling all but two diplomats from its embassy in Moscow.
The dockings came a day after Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, recognised the two Georgian breakaway territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states, prompting harsh criticism from Western nations.
Meanwhile, the Russian missile cruiser Moskva and two smaller missile boats are anchored at the port in Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, some 180 miles north of Batumi.
The Russian navy says the ships will be involved in peacekeeping operations.
Georgia reacted by recalling all but two diplomats from its embassy in Moscow.
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