Georgia Nervous Over Russian Agreement with South Ossetia

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Russia and the breakaway Georgian republic of South Ossetia signed an agreement on March 18 which forms an alliance between the two entities for 25 years and further deepens Russia's acknowledgement of the region as independent from Georgia. Georgia sees this as a blatant attempt of Russia to deepen its sphere of influence into the region and also sees the agreement as a violation of the agreements made in 2008 following the brief Russo-Georgian War. South Ossetia has been a hot topic in the Russian-speaking world ever since Russian troops went into the region to fight the Georgian military in 2008. Today's set focuses on current developments over the ongoing tension in the region. The text of the article also provides you with the names of many of the important actors and cities in the conflict.
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