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| Russia warned over Georgia move | |
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| Nato has warned Russia that its recent troop build-up in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia undermines its neighbour's territorial integrity. | Nato has warned Russia that its recent troop build-up in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia undermines its neighbour's territorial integrity. |
| The alliance is "watching with concern" Moscow's moves, which a Nato spokesman said were raising tensions in the area. | |
| Moscow has accused Georgia of preparing to invade Abkhazia, and says it is boosting Russian peacekeeping forces there and in the South Ossetia region. | |
| Tbilisi has described the Russian move as "irresponsible". | Tbilisi has described the Russian move as "irresponsible". |
| Nato spokesman James Appathurai said the Russian troop build-up was "raising tensions" in the region. | |
| He also urged both Moscow and Tbilisi to avoid harsh rhetoric. | |
| The European Union has also appealed for caution, saying to increase troop numbers would be unwise given current tensions. |