Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Georgians may soon need visas to visit South Ossetia, the object of Georgia's five-day war with Russia in August, as the separatist region fortifies its borders."Within three months, border control po...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Russia hopes for open dialogue with NATO 28/11/2008 14:57 CARACAS, November 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia wants to resume full and open dialogue with NATO, which was broken off after the Russia-Georgia war, the foreign minister said on Friday.NATO froze cooperation in protest against Russia's military operation in Georgia in August and recognition of Georgia's two separatist regions.However,...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... to attack South Ossetia on Aug. 7 was in response to what he calls Russian intervention in the separatist region.He also says that Georgia did not ask Washington or other allies for approval before the assault. The attack prompted Russia to invade and occupy large sections of Georgia.Saakashvili said in Friday's testimony that "We didn't ask for a green light from anyone."
Shining Light In Dark Corners (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... Russia-US relations. Georgia launched a massive artillery barrage Aug. 7 on the capital of the separatist region of South Ossetia , which was backed by Moscow and patrolled by Russian peacekeeping forces. Russian forces poured into the region, drove Georgian forces out and went on to take control of substantial swaths of northern and western Georgia. The war ended with Russian...
IOL (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Russian group claims mayor's killing November 27 2008 at 02:53PM Moscow - A radical group in Russia's volatile North Caucasus claimed responsibility on Thursday for the killing of a mayor of a regional capital, according to a website with links to Chechen militants.In a statement posted on the Kavkazcenter.com website, the shadowy militant group Kataib al-Khoul said it was behind Wednesday's...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
The war ended with Russian forces firmly in control of South Ossetia and another separatist region, Abkhazia. Moscow has recognized both regions as independent.Georgian leaders have said they launched the Aug. 7 attack after separatists shelled Georgian villages and Russian forces invaded from the north. Russia denies that, saying it sent troops to protect civilians and...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
The war ended with Russian forces firmly in control of South Ossetia and another separatist region, Abkhazia. Moscow has recognized both regions as independent.Georgian leaders have said they launched the Aug. 7 attack after separatists shelled Georgian villages and Russian forces invaded from the north. Russia denies that, saying it sent troops to protect civilians and...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
|||Share this page using one of the following services:Damaged Bridges Separate Georgians, Russiansby Audio for this story will be available at approx. 7:00 p.m. ETIvan Watson/NPRThe remains of a suspension foot bridge that was bombed last month. Villagers used it to cross the Ingori River from Georgian-controlled territory to the Russian-backed separatist region of Abkhazia. In DepthNov....
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... on land and sea in August after Georgian forces tried to retake South Ossetia, a Moscow-backed separatist region that rejects Tbilisi’s rule. Western states condemned Russia’s actions as disproportionate, but Moscow said it acted to save the lives of innocent civilians and accused the West of fomenting the conflict by arming Georgia. Responding to Bastrykin’s allegation, Kakha Lomaia,...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
AKHMAJI, Georgia Russia's foreign minister has suggested that Georgia's U.S.-backed government staged a shooting incident near a motorcade carrying the presidents of Poland and Georgia in order to discredit Russia and South Ossetia.
The shooting late Sunday stoked anger months after Georgia and Russia fought a brief war over the separatist region of South Ossetia. The August conflict...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
... the United States of instigating the war and by recognizing the independence of Georgia's two separatist regions. The Cold War rhetoric continued with the Kremlin blaming the United States for the global financial crisis. "Russia has warned many times of the potentially negative situation that had built up in the American financial system, and that has now transformed into a full-scale...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
AKHMAJI, Georgia - Russia’s foreign minister has suggested that Georgia’s U.S.-backed government staged a shooting incident near a motorcade carrying the presidents of Poland and Georgia in order to discredit Russia and South Ossetia.The shooting late Sunday stoked anger months after Georgia and Russia fought a brief war over the separatist region of South Ossetia. The August conflict...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
... on land and sea in August after Georgian forces tried to retake South Ossetia, a Moscow-backed separatist region that rejects Tbilisi's rule. Western states condemned Russia's actions as disproportionate, but Moscow said it acted to save the lives of innocent civilians and accused the West of fomenting the conflict by arming Georgia. Responding to Bastrykin's allegation, Kakha Lomaia,...
