Russian forces in Abkhazia, S Ossetia guarantee peace - Rogozin

The Russian military presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia protects these two nations against aggression from Georgia.

Russian NATO Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin was speaking about this in a media interview Sunday after the US Senate passed a resolution with calls for Russia to end what the Senators termed its occupation of the two South Caucasus territories.

The United States, the European Union and NATO stubbornly refuse to extend security guarantees to Abkhazia and South Ossetia.