Georgia crisis timeline – 14 August
Published: 14 August, 2008, 15:27
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15:16 GMT – Pentagon chief says he doesn’t “see any prospect” of the U.S. military becoming involved in the troubles in Georgia.
13:37 GMT – EU’s aid for victims of South Ossetian crisis may be as much as 10 million euros, announces a European Commission spokesman.
13:33 GMT – South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoyti claims mercenaries from Ukraine, Baltic states and U.S. fought alongside the Georgian troops in South Ossetia.
12:27 GMT – Georgian Parliament approves plan to quit the CIS.
12:06 GMT – OSCE announces tenfold increase in the number of observers in Georgia.
11:25 GMT – Abkhazian authorities report three people have been killed in Kodori gorge during the operation to drive out Georgian troops.
10:24 GMT – Russia will not force CIS countries to support it over South Ossetia, says Lavrov.
09:52 GMT – Russia will support any decision made by the people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia over their constitutional status, says Medvedev.
08:47 GMT – Regional administration of Gori re-take control of the Georgian city.
09:42 GMT – The leaders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia sign a peace plan to resolve their conflict with Georgia, at a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow. The peace plan was drawn up on Tuesday during a meeting between Medvedev and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy. Georgia has also accepted the plan.
08:37 GMT – The West's stance on the situation in Georgia is certain to affect Russia's relations with NATO, says the organisation’s Moscow's ambassador.
06:59 GMT – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said Russia faces international isolation if does not honour a ceasefire with Georgia.
05:26 GMT – Russian investigators have opened a criminal case on charges of genocide in connection with recent events in South Ossetia, according to the General Prosecutor's Office.
14.08.2008, 15:09
“Nothing can stop our independence now” – breakaway republicsThe leaders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia believe that Georgia’s botched military assault means they now have a better chance than ever of getting international recognition for their independence. Their respective leader |
14.08.2008, 18:24
Saakashvili forgets about his people in media feverOver the last few days Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili has thrown much of his effort into convincing the wider world that Georgia was the victim, not the instigator, of the military conflict in South Ossetia. But |
