Russian troops have dismantled a key checkpoint in Georgia, near the breakaway province of South Ossetia.
European Union observers said the checkpoint near the town of Gori Georgia breaks ties with Russia ...
Russian tanks patrol Georgia town ...
Steinmeier visits Georgia and Abkhazia ... is the first to have been taken down as part of an EU-brokered peace deal in which Russia has pledged to withdraw its troops by October 10. Russia has maintained a military presence in Georgia's rebel regions since Tbilisi attempted to regain control of the province in August. Moscow had boosted security in the region in recent days after an explosion killed eight Russian soldiers and three civilians.
(Deutsche Welle)
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