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Russia takes control of Georgia’s border regions

Russia moved military units into the disputed regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Thursday.
Moscow says it is responding to NATO’s military exercises set for May 6 in Georgia. The Russian government considers this a challenge from the West. Asserting its position reminds NATO that Georgia is within the Russian sphere of [...]