A Russian peacekeeper is seen at the checkpoint in the village of Khobi, September 8, 2008. Russia Plans 7,600 Force In Georgia Rebel Regions -- Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's military announced plans on Tuesday to station about 7,600 troops in Georgia's separatist regions, a sharp increase on the numbers deployed before Moscow sent in troops last month.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said troops would stay in South Ossetia and Abkhazia for a long time to prevent any "repeat of Georgian aggression."
Moscow's intervention in Georgia last month, in which its forces crushed an attempt by Tbilisi to retake South Ossetia, drew widespread international condemnation and prompted concern over the security of energy supplies.
Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov announced the planned force levels one day after French President Nicolas Sarkozy left Moscow with a commitment from the Kremlin to withdraw from undisputed Georgian territory within a month.
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My Comment: My establishing a permanent Russian military presence in Georgia .... this will only guarantee unrest and bitterness between all factions. What concerns me is the unwillingness on all sides to not even discuss how to resolve this impasse .... a situation that will only heighten the possibility of low intensity warfare to plague the region for a very long time.
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