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Interview with Kirill Bessonov

Published 26 Aug, 2008 10:29 | Updated 26 Aug, 2008 14:29

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed an order to recognise the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. A political analyst from the Moscow News, Kirill Bessonov, says Russia will get a mixed reaction from the West.

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