Ossetian War
18.04.2012 17:02
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Abkhazia rules out reunion with GeorgiaThe Republic of Abkhazia’s return to Georgian control is impossible, believes the country’s Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Chirikba. |
12.04.2012 18:32
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FM warns Russians against visiting GeorgiaThe Foreign Ministry has recommended Russian citizens to refrain from travelling to Georgia since their security might be at risk in the former Soviet republic. |
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09.04.2012 13:23
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'Saakashvili readying for new war with Russia'President Mikhail Saakashvili is getting ready for a war with Russia, says Georgi Gugava, political secretary of the Georgian opposition Labor Party. |
27.03.2012 17:19
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Russians not safe in Georgia – FMThe safety of Russian citizens visiting Georgia cannot be guaranteed as the leadership of the former Soviet Republic organize repressions against them, says Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich. |
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11.03.2012 16:53
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S. Ossetian War movie banned from screening in UkraineAn action movie picturing Georgia's attack on South Ossetia in August 2008 seems to have come attracted the disapproval of Ukrainian authorities. A cinema house in the country says ‘August Eighth’ has been banned. |
24.02.2012 13:55
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Medvedev: August 2008 must not be forgottenRussia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has stressed that it’s vital to remember the tragic events of August 2008 in South Ossetia so such conflicts would never happen again. |
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06.02.2012 18:16
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‘Mad’ Saakashvili aware Russia can repel attack – MedvedevRussia has fortified its military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be capable of causing “disproportional damage” to any invader, and the Georgian leader understands this, President Dmitry Medvedev has said. |
31.01.2012 17:04
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Obama, Saakashvili and a telling slip of the tonguePolitical pundits can only imagine what was really discussed in a meeting between US President Barack Obama and his Georgian counterpart, Mikhail Saakashvili, but a slip of the tongue on the part of the American leader provided some clues. |
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21.12.2011 19:07
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American re-arming of Georgia will spark new aggression – S. OssetiaThe South Ossetian Foreign Ministry has stated that a US Senate draft resolution on the resumption of arms supplies to Georgia can be seen as pushing Tbilisi to aggression against its former republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. |
13.11.2011 14:57
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South Ossetia elects president in first poll since warCentral Electoral Commission has announced no winner in the first round. Two presidential hopefuls have made it into the second round, which is to take place in 15 days. |
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South Ossetian war in picturesA display dedicated to the South Ossetian war of 2008 has opened in Moscow on National Unity Day. Titled ‘Art against War’ it will showcase photographs taken during the war by photojournalists, as well as videos from the Emergency Ministry’s archives and |
Russian, Abkhazian presidents hold talks in MoscowRussian President Dmitry Medvedev has held talks with the freshly-elected president of Abkhazia, Aleksandr Ankvab, and ratified the agreement on Russian military base in this Caucasian state. |
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25.08.2011 16:16
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Russia cements military presence in CaucasusRussia's lower house, the Sate Duma, is set to ratify agreements with South Ossetia and Abkhazia on Russian military bases in the Caucasian republics during its autumn session. |
“Georgia under Saakashvili similar to Egypt under Mubarak” – ex-Georgia MPThe current regime in Georgia is similar to that of Mubarak-era Egypt, Tsotne Bakuria, a former Georgian MP and expert on politics in the Caucasus, told RT. |
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Russia to seal military deal in South Ossetia and AbkhaziaAccording to the Kremlin press service, President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the State Duma for ratification agreements with the Republic of South Ossetia and the Republic of Abkhazia on unified Russian military bases in these Caucasian states. |
08.08.2011 14:51
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“Saakashvili is Georgia’s anomaly”Moscow is ready to develop mutually beneficial contacts with Georgia, but will not deal with its “pathological” President Mikhail Saakashvili, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. |
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South Ossetia clears up war aftermath, restores imageRussian assistance to South Ossetia in its socio-economic development has been discussed at a meeting between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the head of North Ossetia, Taymuraz Mamsurov. |
05.08.2011 17:30
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Did Georgia get a US green light to attack South Ossetia?President Medvedev, in an interview on Friday, provided some insight into Georgia's military offensive against South Ossetia in 2008, noting how the Georgia-Russia relationship took a turn for the worst once Tbilisi stepped up talks with Washington. |
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Saakashvili should face international tribunal – Medvedev to RTPresident Dmitry Medvedev has discussed the 2008 war in South Ossetia in a joint interview with RT, Echo Moskvy and the First Caucasus Television station (full transcript). |
02.08.2011 14:09
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South Ossetia may join Russia-Belarus union stateSouth Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity has said that the republic may join the Union State of Russia and Belarus if Mink recognizes the independence of South Ossetia. |



















