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MOSCOW — Russia cemented its ties with Georgia’s two breakaway provinces Wednesday by signing friendship treaties envisaging close economic and military cooperation. President Dmitry Medvedev pledged that Russia will protect Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Russia has recognized as two independent nations after last month’s war with Georgia.
Also Wednesday, Russia issued an unusually harsh condemnation of the NATO chief’s visit to Georgia, saying it would further destabilize the region.
