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Russian/Nat In a bid to cut off the last passage in and out of Chechnya, Russian paratroopers have entered the Chechen region of Itum-Kalinsky along the border with Georgia. Chechen rebels acknowledged on Saturday that the Russians had blocked a key road leading south to neighbouring Georgia - the only foreign country bordering Chechnya. The blockade could make it more difficult for rebels to ferry weapons and other supplies, although so far they have easily bypassed Russian checkpoints. This is
