Secretary of State Blinken Issues Statement Marking 16 Years Since Russia Invasion of Georgia
August 07, 2024
August 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Secretary Antony J. Blinken marking 16 years since Russia's invasion of Georgia:
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Today we mark sixteen years since Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Georgia and remember those killed, injured, or displaced by Russia's military campaign and illegal occupation. To this day, Russia continues to occupy 20 percent of Georgia's territory and impose its will on the peopl . . .
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Today we mark sixteen years since Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Georgia and remember those killed, injured, or displaced by Russia's military campaign and illegal occupation. To this day, Russia continues to occupy 20 percent of Georgia's territory and impose its will on the peopl . . .