Georgia: Russia's Response to the United States

Russia announced March 20 that it plans to send more peacekeepers to the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and it could decide to recognize the regions' independence. The moves come a day after U.S. President George W. Bush announced the United States' support for Georgia's membership in NATO. Russia's decisions on Georgia could set up heated conflicts not only between Moscow and Tbilisi, but also between Moscow and Washington.