Russia to Oust Canadian Diplomats


	Russia to Oust Canadian Diplomats

merrie

5-6-2009 8:34 AM

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moscow expells two canadian diplomats, nato military excercises, began wednesday in georgia, west meddling in moscow's sphere of influence

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Georgian Defense Ministry spokesman David Dzhokhadze said in the capital Tbilisi that no battlefield maneuvers were planned until at least May 11. Until then, organizational meetings would dominate proceedings, he said.

Mr. Dzhokhadze said Georgia expects 15 countries to take part in the exercises after official notification from Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Serbia that they wouldn't take part. Armenia, which is dependent on Russia for its economic survival, said Tuesday that its military wasn't taking part. Mr. Dzhokhadze said Georgia had received no official confirmation of that.

Georgia put down a mutiny of several hundred army officers of a tank battalion near Tbilisi on Tuesday.

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