Georgia has called on the European Union to do more to support it in its dispute with Moscow over the deployment of extra Russian troops to the breakaway region of Abkhazia.
Temur Iakobashvili told reporters during a visit to Brussels that the move had brought the two sides very close to war. Russia has said its troop build-up is needed to counter what it says are Georgian plans to attack Abkhazia. al-Maliki signals key deal on oil ...
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Brussels Swelling with Lobby Groups and Associations ... It has also accused Tbilisi of trying to suck the West into a war. Georgia has rejected that allegation. Tensions have been steadily mounting and escalated after Georgia accused Russia of shooting down one of its drones over Abkhazia last month, a claim that Russia has denied.
(Deutsche Welle)
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