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Vladimir Putin: â€œRussia is not going to leave Abkhazia and South Ossetiaâ€

04 December 2008 15:23 (UTC +04:00)

Moscowâ€“APA. â€œRussia was ready to help Georgia to restore its territorial integrity, but Georgia lost this chance invading to South Ossetia, said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin answering questions from the citizens in live broadcast, APA reports quoting the Russian sites. Putin said the Georgiaâ€™s action was a crime against not only Russia and its citizens, but the Georgian people and its statehood as well. â€œAs a result of this action the Georgiaâ€™s territorial integrity was terribly damaged. If this aggression did not take place, Russia would develop its efforts toward restoration of the Georgiaâ€™s territorial integrityâ€. The Prime Minister said after the August events, it was clarified that restoration of the Georgiaâ€™s territorial integrity is impossible and it needs to take measures to prevent bloodshed in the region in future. â€œAgreements signed with South Ossetia and Abkhazia are good guarantee for that Russia is not going to leave the regionâ€.