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02.08.2009, 10:53 15 comments

Russia to use force if Georgian shelling continues

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.

AFP Photo / Marco Longari 19.01.2009, 21:09 2 comments

No more arms for Georgia – Medvedev

Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law forbidding the sales of arms from Russia to Georgia.

South Ossetians cry. AFP Photo / Viktor Drachev 07.08.2009, 09:01

S.Ossetia remembers Georgian sneak attack

A minute of silence will be held in South Ossetia on the eve of the anniversary of last year's war. On August 8 last year, as the world’s eyes were turned to the Beijing Olympics, Georgia launched its sneak attack.

05.11.2009, 20:43

Georgian officer granted refugee status in Russia

Former Georgian navy lieutenant Alik Bzhania, who fled to Russia earlier this year to seek political asylum, has been granted refugee status.

08.08.2009, 23:12 15 comments

Silence of the lambs: US girl recounts effort to tell the truth about August war

US girl trapped in Tskhinval during last year’s war between Russian and Georgian forces experienced a different sort of hostility when she attempted to “tell the truth” to western media.

26.08.2009, 22:19 8 comments

“Saakashvili did something very stupid and very wicked in attacking Tskhinvali”

“Russia, I suppose, had to respond to that [Georgian assault], but the way it responded… was devastating to its image,” says Donald Rayfield, professor of Georgian and Russian Studies at the University of London.

14.04.2010, 14:35 2 comments

Nicaragua, South Ossetia establish diplomatic relations

The Foreign Ministers of South Ossetia and Nicaragua, Murat Dhulioyev and Samuel Santos Lopez, have signed a declaration in Tskhinval establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.

26.05.2010, 21:08 2 comments

Russian troops head to NATO states for military workout

Despite tensions over the deployment of Patriot missiles, Russia and NATO are cooperating with increasing closeness, especially in military training.

20.06.2009, 20:23 10 comments

Georgian officer flees to Russia

A Georgian navy lieutenant, Alik Bzhania, who defected to Russia seeking political asylum, has said his decision was prompted not by fear of threats, but disagreement with Georgian President Saakashvili’s policies.

10.10.2009, 09:16 6 comments

Eyes wide shut – Western media over S. Ossetian war

An EU commission report may have pointed the finger at Georgia for causing the 2008 conflict in South Ossetia, but there is anger in Russia that some media in the West are not listening.

PACE ignores Russia, calls to ‘stop occupation’

Published: 29 January, 2009, 12:12


Wednesday’s resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the Caucasus situation came as a surprise defeat of Russian diplomacy and a step back in resolving the conflicts in the region.

 
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