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Russian Veto Forces UN Out of Abkhazia

Mission in breakaway Georgian republic ends after vote deadlocks

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 16, 2009 5:53 AM CDT

(Newser) – Russia today vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to keep troops and observers in Abkhazia, one of the two breakaway Georgian regions in last year's war. Western nations say that Abkhazia remains part of Georgia, but Russia has recognized its independence. The veto means that the UN will have to end its mission in Abkhazia, which began in 1993 and expired today.

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin at the United Nations Security Council, Friday, June 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

The United Nations Security Council voted 10-1 to adopt a resolution extending the organization's mission in Abkhazia, but Russia vetoed the decision. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech during the first World Policy Conference in Evian, French Alps, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

A Portuguese soldier during an international peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)

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