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The United States slammed a new joint military force between Russia and the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, say the agreement isn’t valid under international law.

The U.S. State Department issued the blunt statement November 22, a day after Russia President Vladimir Putin signed the deal deepening Russian involvement in the Black Sea region.

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