Year on, Georgia, Russia allay war fears
China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-07 07:46
This August 12, 2008 file photo shows Russian soldiers sitting in an Armored Personnel Carrier in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia. Today is the first anniversary of the five-day conflict between Georgia and Russia over the border region. AFP |
TBILISI, Georgia: Despite rising tensions and slashing rhetoric over the week leading up to today's first anniversary of the Georgian-Russian war, top officials in Tbilisi and Moscow downplay the likelihood of renewed fighting - but for deeply different reasons.
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