FEDERAL CONTROL OVER GEORGIAN BORDER HEIGHTENED.
FEDERAL CONTROL OVER GEORGIAN BORDER HEIGHTENED.
On December 11, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov announced that Russia has strengthened its control over the entire length of the Russian-Georgian border. “In Georgia,” he remarked, “there are districts which are controlled by no-one and are de facto occupied by foreign mercenaries. From this there flow all the problems and threats to Russian security on the part of Georgia” (Interfax-AVN, December 11).
