According to “ITAR-TASS”, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov says that it’s quite possible that the Russian soldliers will be removed from the military bases allocated in Akhalkalak and Batum quickly. He says that the rush to dislocate the bases is due to the current tense situation in Georgia. “I think that everyone understands the situation our soldiers and spies are in right now,” said the Defense Minister. It’s foreseen to dislocate the bases from Georgia in 2008.
