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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on May 21 promised increased security and economic support for Georgia and called on Russia to withdraw its forces from Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions under a 2008 ceasefire agreement. This was reported by Business Insider.

“The United States unequivocally condemns Russia’s occupation on Georgian soil,” Pompeo said in opening remarks to the annual U.S.-Georgian Strategic Partnership in Washington. “Russia’s forcible invasion of Georgia is a clear violation of international peace and security.”

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