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Russia says U.S. warships to Georgia not helpful
26 Aug 2008 13:59:49 GMT
Source: Reuters
MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The delivery of relief supplies to Georgia by U.S. warships does not make the situation more stable, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

"This raises some questions because normally battleships do not deliver aid and battleship diplomacy, or battleship humanitarian diplomacy, does not make the situation more stable," Lavrov told a conference call with reporters.


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A Russian soldier occupies a check point in Mosabruni, just inside South Ossetia, after Georgian troops withdrew and Russian troops moved into the area, August 26, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ...



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