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Russian soldiers ride a tank past a checkpoint in Georgia.
Tuesday, Aug. 04, 2009

Open quoteThe situation is very worrying, and the Georgian provocations ahead of the anniversary of last year's war are not halting.Close quote

  • ANDREI NESTERENKO,
  • Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, on the readiness of Russian forces in response to Georgian "provocations" and the upcoming first anniversary of the war with Georgia
Photo: Uriel Sinai / Getty | Source: BBC