Forgotten city in South Ossetia
Published: 22 June, 2009, 10:45
Edited: 08 March, 2010, 13:37
South Ossetian officials are accusing Georgia of preventing refugees from returning home to the remote Ossetian town of Leningor.
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17.06.2009, 21:07
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The reputable German news magazine has sparked uproar in its latest issue by proclaiming that Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili started the war by attacking South Ossetia on August 7, 2008.
During his media conference on Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrey Nesterenko discussed pressing issues in Russia’s Foreign Policy. RT presents the full transcript of the address.
Preliminary results of the parliamentary election in South Ossetia suggest that the ruling Unity Party has won with over 46% of the vote. The republic has held its first parliamentary election as an independent state.
It’s almost six months since a devastating war shattered South Ossetia. But the new republic is bouncing back, restoring its shelled housing and healing its psychological wounds.
Russia has restarted issuing visas to Georgian citizens after a halt of more than half a year following last August’s conflict in South Ossetia.
South Ossetia is bouncing back, trying to restore destroyed homes, and healing its psychological wounds. However, many residents fear the current peace won't last long.
True Ossetian heroes stay behind the curtain, says Alesya Zhioeva, an Ossetian now living in Moscow.
05.02.2010, 17:37
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Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in response to the use of any types of weapons of mass destruction against it or any of its allies. President Medvedev has approved Russia’s new military doctrine.
02.08.2009, 10:53
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Russia says it is prepared to use force to protect its troops and civilians in South Ossetia if Georgia continues its military provocations, according to Russian officials.
16.08.2009, 09:21
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While the US is sending marines to Georgia to train a Georgian battalion, set to be deployed on a mission in Afghanistan next spring, ordinary people in Georgia are not so sure the country has chosen the right friend.
Published: 22 June, 2009, 10:45
Edited: 08 March, 2010, 13:37
South Ossetian officials are accusing Georgia of preventing refugees from returning home to the remote Ossetian town of Leningor.