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Russia Slaps Georgia With Sanctions
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October 2, 2006
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TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia released four Russian officers whose arrest on spying charges has angered its giant northern neighbor, but a vengeful Russia pushed ahead Monday with punitive sanctions aimed at dealing a painful blow to the economically struggling Caucasus nation.
The tension reflected Moscow's difficult relations with Georgia, which has defied President Vladimir Putin with a pro-Western stance, hosts unwanted Russian troops on its soil and is facing two Russian-backed separatist movements that could flare up in new violence.
Georgia's agreement to release the men - even as it reaffirmed the spying allegations against them - appeared to be a capitulation that underscored its ...