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Georgia and Russia both claimed to find vindication in Wednesday's independent report on the causes of their 2008 war, but neither seemed likely to be able to take the moral high ground because of its blunt judgments.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave Moscow a boost Thursday by recognizing the independence of two Russian-supported Georgian separatist regions, and President Dmitry Medvedev promised to sell Chavez whatever weapons he wants.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili defiantly marked the first anniversary of his country's war with Russia on Friday, denouncing Russian troops who control two Georgian regions as "invaders."
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday hailed the Russian victory in a war with Georgia a year ago, saying it showed the nation's strength and boosted its role in the world.
A year after their soldiers helped repel Georgian troops battling for this separatist-held capital, South Ossetians say they are grateful for Russia's patronage and recognition of their independence claims.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was greeted by raucous crowds cheering and chanting "Thank you!" when he visited South Ossetia in a trip showing off Russia's ties to the breakaway Georgian region.
Former officials of Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia said Friday that tyranny and official corruption have flourished there following the Russian-Georgian war last summer.
Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia have reported gunfire exchanges along their tense administrative border. No casualties have been reported.
Georgia's self-declared independent region of South Ossetia briefly detained two OSCE observers accused of illegally entering the region.
A Russian soldier now in Georgia said Friday he was not seized against his will but deserted because he could not stand his commanding officer's verbal abuse.
Reversing itself yet again, the State Department said Wednesday it will not meet with an activist from the Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia who had regular conversations with a KGB official.
Russian troops retook a village near the breakaway region of South Ossetia Saturday just hours after withdrawing, Georgia's Interior Ministry and European Union peace observers said.
Camouflaged gunmen fired on an armored car carrying OSCE monitors at close range Wednesday, near the border with the breakaway region of South Ossetia, officials said.
A trans-Atlantic security conference closed without a declaration of common goals Friday after it was unable to resolve disputes between Russia and the West.
Georgia says it is cutting diplomatic relations with Nicaragua after the Central American nation recognized the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Human Rights Watch says Ossetian militias are attacking and harassing ethnic Georgians in the breakaway province of South Ossetia.
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.
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.
Mediators succeeded Wednesday in getting direct talks going between Russia and Georgia, pressing the two neighbors to resolve security and refugee issues from their August war in the troubled Caucasus.
Georgian officials say about 70 militants from the breakaway province of South Ossetia illegally entered a village in Georgia.
Most Russian claims that Georgia is violating a cease-fire agreement in the breakaway region of South Ossetia appear to be inflated, the head of the European monitoring mission there said Friday.
Police in South Ossetia have been ordered to shoot back if they come under fire — a directive that increases the threat of new violence between Georgia and the Russian-backed separatist region.
The U.N. refugee agency says 20,000 Georgians displaced by the war with Russia have returned home since Russian troops pulled out of the so-called buffer zone around the breakaway South Ossetia region.
The International Court of Justice plans to rule Wednesday on whether to order Russia to take immediate steps to halt what Georgia calls ethnic cleansing in the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
News.Az - "NATO doesn't want to compete with Russia in South Caucasus"News.Az interviews Vladimir Socor, senior fellow on the Eurasia Programme at US thinktank the Jamestown Foundation. Baku thinks that ensuring the security of NATO partner states, including Azerbaijan, is a problem. What can be done about this?
The Georgian Times on the Web: Comprehensive news site, daily international, national and local news coverage , breaking news updates, sports, reviews.MAP for Georgia to be discussed in December In December in Brussels the NATO Foreign Ministers will discuss the question of MAP for Ukraine and Georgia. James Appaturay, Official representative of NATO declared today.
Israel's Role In Destabilizing PakistanWhen waging war "by way of deception," the motto of the Israeli Mossad, well-timed crises play a critical agenda-setting role by displacing facts with what a target population can be deceived to believe.
Ironed Curtain | The New RepublicAfter the Russo-Georgian War in August 2008, the European Union found itself in a difficult position. Moscow had not only invaded a neighbor for the first time since the Soviet assault on Afghanistan in 1979.
Russia's Sergei Lavrov and his Drive to Annex AbkhaziaDespite international criticism, the Kremlin continues its policy of creeping annexation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.
Turkey Considers the Status of Abkhazia - The Jamestown FoundationIn response to a question as to whether Ankara and Moscow have reached a deal to recognize Abkhazia and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated: "Russia will not enter a deal implying the recognition of Northern Cyprus in excha …
georgiandaily.com - Government of Georgia on the Release of the EU-Sponsored Report on Russia�s 2008 Invasion of GeorgiaStatement by the Government of Georgia on the Release of the EU-Sponsored Report on Russia's 2008 Invasion of Georgia
Venezuela Recognizes Independence of South Ossetia and AbkhaziaDuring a visit to Russia on Thursday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez formally recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states, and declared that Venezuela will establish diplomatic relations with the disputed former Georgian provinces.
Georgia Deflects Blame Ahead of EU ReportIn a soon-to-be-published report, the European Union is expected to place the responsibility for starting the South Ossetia war on Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
Russia Backs EU, Not U.S., Role In Georgia - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2009MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Moscow welcomes the work of EU monitors in Georgia, deployed in the Caucasus state a year ago after the Russian invasion, but is opposed to the United States having a role, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on August 5.
Russian troops on high readiness in South Ossetia MOSCOW (AP) - Russian troops in the breakaway province of South Ossetia have been put on increased combat readiness amid rising tensions on the de facto border with Georgia, officials said Tuesday.
Not Again - Russia warns Georgia as South Ossetia tension risesTBILISI, Aug. 1, 2009 (Reuters) — South Ossetia accused Georgian forces of firing mortars at the rebel territory on Saturday and Russia warned Tbilisi it reserved the right to use force to defend civilians a year after their five-day war
U.S. ship, Russia jets set for rival war gamesA week after a Moscow summit intended to smooth over the differences between Russia and the U.S., both countries on Tuesday engaged in displays of military might near Russia's southern border.
Georgian officials: Russia visit is a provocationRussian President Dmitry Medvedev visited South Ossetia on Monday, ostensibly to assert Russia's ties to the Georgian region and dash Georgia's hopes of regaining sovereignty over it.
Finishing the JobAs the summer heat spreads through the Caucasus, it is once again accompanied by fears of war.
Russia Remains the SameA month after his speech in Cairo reaching out to the Muslim world, Barack Obama will make another historic trip: this time, to Moscow.
georgiandaily.com - Obama-Medvedev: Georgia is Key to the �Reset�US President Barack Obama will travel to Moscow July 6-8 on the first real test of his attempt to "reset" US-Russian relations. At the Kremlin, Obama must articulate what is negotiable and what is not.
NATO, allies wrap up Georgia military trainingGeorgian and Ukrainian troops neutralized simulated suicide bombers and a mock mob on a wind-swept hilltop military base near the Georgian capital Sunday as part of monthlong military exercises that have angered Russia.
Russia is 'a Sociopathic Land,' Orthodox Priest Says. by Paul Goble. May 13, 2009 7:59:09 PMThe May 9th Victory Day celebration, a Russian Orthodox priest says, shows that Russia over the course of the last century and thanks to the imposition of Soviet values which continue to define the thinking and behavior of people there a sociopathic country, a state which "cann …
Official: Soldiers launch 'uprising' in GeorgiaA tank battalion mutinied Tuesday at a Georgian military base near the capital and several hundred army personnel were refusing to follow orders, Defense Minister David Sikharulidze said.
March 21 -- Yesterday Russian President Dmitry Medvedev approved an agreement with South Ossetia and Abkhazia which now puts the two former Georgian regions officially under Moscow's defense.
March 16 -- Russia's Finance Ministry announced today that Russia will provide roughly $70 million USD (2.36 billion rubles) in assistance to Abkhazia and $80 million USD (2.8 billion rubles) to South Ossetia from the country's national budget.
Feb. 9 -- The Parliament of Belarus will vote on a measure for the recognition of the two breakaway regions in the Caucasus, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in April 2009.
Feb. 6 -- The South Ossetian Ministry for Internal Affairs rejected claims made by the Georgian government that Russian forces were carrying out counter-terrorism operations in the Tskhinvali, the capital of the breakaway republic.
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