Tensions Escalate Between Russia and Georgia

(04 May 08 - RV) An official of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia said its forces shot down two unmanned Georgian spy planes over the territory today.Tension between Georgia and Russia, which has close ties to Abkhazia, has escalated since a similar incident two weeks ago. Dr Michael Denison lectures in international security at Leeds University.  He says the fact that the Caucasus region is a key transit route for energy supplies to the West, is only one factor in the standoff between the two nations...