RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – August 26, 2009
TODAY: Russia pushes for recogition of breakaway regions; Ukraine denies allegations of involvement in war; USSR plan to invade Manchester revealed; Russia’s silent monuments to nuclear victims; Arctic Sea, dark spots.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has reiterated a request that the sovereignty of breakaway Georgian regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia be internationally recognized. Traditional partners Belarus and Kazakhstan have been silent on the matter; only Nicaragua has joined Russia’s call. Georgia’s minister for refugees and accommodation has granted refugee status to a Russian soldier who deserted on July 1. According to Bloomberg, Ukraine has denied claims that its soldiers fought alongside Georgian troops in last year’s war.