Russia in Georgia separatist pact

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Russia has signed friendship treaties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, sealing diplomatic ties with the breakaway Georgian regions.

The accords include a pledge of military assistance from Russia.

They were signed in the Kremlin by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the separatist leaders, in a televised ceremony on Wednesday.

Russian troops ousted Georgian forces from both regions during intense fighting which erupted on 7 August.