Russia bares its teeth by declaring parts of Georgia independent states

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

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Yesterday Russia further stoked the fire of the Georgia conflict by announcing that is was recognizing the regions of South Ossettia and Abkhazia as independent states. Next, on The Takeaway, The Central and Eastern Europe correspondent for The Economist, Edward Lucas seems to think we are looking at the beginning of a long and bumpy road.
Guest: Edward Lucas is the author of an upcoming book, The New Cold War: Putin’s Russia and the Threat to the West

Contributors:

Kent DePinto

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