Russia signed a treaty with Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region on Wednesday which Tbilisi condemned as a "move aimed at annexation" and the West says could threaten regional stability and security.

Under the "alliance and integration" treaty signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Ossetian leader Leonid Tibilov, Russia's security forces, military and customs services will be integrated with South Ossetia's. The treaty will be in force for 25 years and make the process of gaining Russian citizenship for people of South Ossetia easier.

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