Getting worse, the other day, Russia recognized the two break away regions and as I predicted will not be pulling troops out of there.
Georgia to sever diplomatic ties with Russia
By MISHA DZHINDHZIKHASHVILI – 1 hour ago
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia said Friday it will recall all diplomatic staff from its embassy in Moscow to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia criticized the move, saying it will not benefit relations between the countries.
Georgia's parliament had urged the government to sever diplomatic ties, calling Russia an "aggressor country." Georgian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nato Chikovani said Georgia will withdraw its staff on Saturday.
Russian news agencies have cited Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko as criticizing the move, saying it will not benefit bilateral relations.
Also Friday, an official from Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia said that Russia intends to eventually absorb the region. The development came three days after Moscow recognized South Ossetia as independent, drawing criticism from the West.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the region's leader, Eduard Kokoity, discussed the future of South Ossetia earlier this week in Moscow, South Ossetian parliamentary speaker Znaur Gassiyev said.
Russia will absorb South Ossetia "in several years" or earlier, a position was "firmly stated by both leaders," Gassiyev said in Tskhinvali, the provincial capital.
In Moscow, a Kremlin spokeswoman said Friday there was "no official information" on the talks.
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