File photo of horses passing a Russian naval ship at the Black Sea coast near Sukhumi
File photo of horses passing a Russian naval ship at the Black Sea coast near Sukhumi August 23, 2008. The separatist region of Abkhazia plans to go ahead and sign a deal allowing Russia to build two new military bases there despite protests from the European Union and the United States, Abkhaz officials said on February 3, 2009. Picture taken August 23, 2008. REUTERS/Vladimir Popov/Files (GEORGIA)
