Русская версияBritain's foreign minister, David Miliband, is in Ukraine for talks
on the Caucasus crisis.
His visit comes amid fears that Ukraine
could be among the countries most exposed to an increasingly
assertive Russian foreign policy. Ukrainian President Viktor
Yushchenko told Reuters news agency that Russia's recognition of
the independence of the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia
and Abkhazia would threaten security in the former Soviet Union.
The European Union presidency, currently held by France, said in a
statement that the recognition violated Georgia's territorial
integrity and sovereignty. US President George W. Bush has called
on Moscow to reconsider what he called an "irresponsible decision".
Meanwhile, Russia has said it is monitoring the build-up of NATO
forces in the Black Sea.
(Deutsche Welle)
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