Year on, Georgia, Russia allay war fears
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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