PINR:
Chechnya isn't the only region Russia and President Vladimir Putin have found themselves entwined with recently. Georgia, headed by former Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze and Russia's neighbor to the south, has also been of great concern to the Russian Federation.
The past several months have featured a variety of squabbles and "incidences" that have raised the ire of both leaders. From Russian accusations of "harboring terrorists" to Georgian claims of violated airspace and cross-border forays by Russian troops, the political exchanges have only increased in rhetoric as time passes. Apparently, all has come to at least a temporary end following a meeting between the two Presidents in early October in Moldavia.
One of the most advertised results of the meeting was an agreement on policing the extensive and porous border between Russia and Georgia. Border guards for the respective countries will now patrol specific areas of the border, not crossing into each other's territory and filing reports with one another about conditions and problems. There will be no joint efforts, perhaps to avoid confrontation between troops that have found themselves at odds as of late.
Chechnya isn't the only region Russia and President Vladimir Putin have found themselves entwined with recently. Georgia, headed by former Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze and Russia's neighbor to the south, has also been of great concern to the Russian Federation.
The past several months have featured a variety of squabbles and "incidences" that have raised the ire of both leaders. From Russian accusations of "harboring terrorists" to Georgian claims of violated airspace and cross-border forays by Russian troops, the political exchanges have only increased in rhetoric as time passes. Apparently, all has come to at least a temporary end following a meeting between the two Presidents in early October in Moldavia.
One of the most advertised results of the meeting was an agreement on policing the extensive and porous border between Russia and Georgia. Border guards for the respective countries will now patrol specific areas of the border, not crossing into each other's territory and filing reports with one another about conditions and problems. There will be no joint efforts, perhaps to avoid confrontation between troops that have found themselves at odds as of late.