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RUSSIA TO MAKE PUBLIC THE KATYN FILES... [274]
Russia basically used a WWII "Sudetanland land" type argument to seize Georgia's northern territories.
Some other arguments: spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,570829,00.html
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After the recognition of Kosovo, the situation intensified and Georgia understands that it is losing South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Further talks will only serve to distance the two republics even further from Georgia. That's why the Georgians themselves have started to aggravate the situation, violating previous agreements and applying constant pressure.
spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,578273,00.html
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But then Saunders qualifies his statement: "More and more people are realizing that there are two sides in this conflict, and that Georgia was not as much a victim as a willing participant." Members of US President George W. Bush's administration, too, are reconsidering their position.