81.   Georgia frequently has accused Russian peacekeepers of favoring the Abkhazian separatist, but refrained from demanding their permanent withdrawal for fear of unleashing another war.

82.   Georgia has welcomed Russian peacekeepers in the past, but Shevardnadze and lawmakers have recently accused Moscow of backing separatists in the Black Sea province.

83.   Georgia will oppose Russian peacekeepers staying in its breakaway region of Abkhazia unless they agree to act as a police force, the foreign minister said Friday.

84.   Georgia has frequently complained that the Russian peacekeepers appear to favor the Abkhazian side.

85.   Georgia has welcomed Russian peacekeepers in the past, but Shevardnadze and the lawmakers have recently accused Moscow of backing separatists in the Black Sea province.

86.   Georgia, meanwhile, accused Russian peacekeepers of failing to do their job and prevent alleged kidnappings of ethnic Georgians by Abkhazian separatists.

87.   Georgian officials have repeatedly accused Russian peacekeepers of being too soft on separatists.

88.   Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze rushed to the Kodori Gorge in a military helicopter and warned that his government might demand that the Russian peacekeepers withdraw over the incident.

89.   Georgian protesters rally against Russian peacekeepers.

90.   Georgia frequently has accused Russian peacekeepers of favoring the Abkhazian separatists, but refrained from demanding their permanent withdrawal for fear of unleashing another war.