(S (S (BASENP (NNP Lavrov)) (VP (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBD said) (SBAR (S (BASENP (NNP Russia)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB strengthen) (NP (BASENP (PRPD its) (NN contingent)) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (NNP South) (NNP Ossetia))))))))))) (PERIOD .))