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RT interview with Kirill Bessonov. Part 4

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Published 25 August, 2008, 09:52

Russia’s State Duma is considering Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s claims for independence, after the Upper Chamber unanimously backed them on Monday. A political analyst from the Moscow News newspaper, Kirill Bessonov, discussed the situation with RT.

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