Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called a meeting of Russia's security council after parliament voted to recognise independence for two Georgian rebel regions.
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German FM proposes Abkhazia plan in Georgia ... Abkhazia and South Ossetia independent from Georgia was unacceptable, while European governments urged Medvedev not to go along with it. Tensions are running high in the Black Sea after a US Navy guided missile destroyer, ostensibly carrying humanitarian aid, left the Georgian port of Batumi en route to Poti, where Russian troops are stationed. Russia has accused NATO countries of using aid as a front to build up naval forces in the Black Sea. President Medvedev said on Monday Russia was prepared for a full break with NATO.
(Deutsche Welle)
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