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Russia's FM comments on a day of violence in South Ossetia

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Published 08 August, 2008, 16:04

Russian Foreighn Minister Sergey Lavrov has spoken about the Georgian offensive in its breakaway republic of South Ossetia and Russia’s involvement in the crisis.

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