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Russian peacekeepers greeted with flowers

2008-05-04 23 Dailymotion

Abkhazia is one of Georgia's breakaway republics. It separated in 1992 after its local parliament declared independence. Georgia objected and sent troops into the region. A violent conflict followed which claimed thousands of lives, and forced thousands of others from their homes. Russian peacekeepers and UN observers managed to stop the violence and have remained stationed in Abkhazia ever since.