Russia calls for Georgia split
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has defied U.S. pressure by recognising two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states.
Medvedev says Russia is to establish diplomatic ties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia and sign partnership pacts with them. The move was immediately condemned by the United States and Germany. The leader of South Ossetia said on Tuesday he would ask Moscow to set up a military base on his territory.
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