By David L. Stern Published: August 28, 2008
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan: Russia suffered a significant setback here Thursday as members of a regional security group in which the Kremlin plays an important role offered little support for Moscow's military action in Georgia.
Dmitri Medvedev, the Russian president, arrived in this sleepy Central Asian capital for the annual summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization with hopes that the six-member group would provide the strong international backing Russia has so far lacked after its incursion into Georgia. Moscow has urged other nations to follow its lead and recognize the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states.
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