Just a day after agreeing to a pullout from Georgian territory, Russia has presented a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for an arms embargo against the Caucasus nation. Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin conceded that the move would likely face strong opposition, but cited Georgia’s August invasion of South Ossetia and the [...]
Russian troops will leave Georgian territory and return to Abkhazia and South Ossetia by October 11, in a deal that came after hours of negotiations with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Under the terms of the agreement, the European Union would deploy 200 monitors later this month to the buffer area presently occupied by Russian troops. [...]
With a NATO delegation scheduled to arrive in Georgia tomorrow to examine the damage done to the Caucasus nation’s military infrastructure, President Mikheil Saakashvili reiterated his vow to reclaim the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which were lost after a Georgian military assault on South Ossetia led to a brief war with Russia, [...]
As Dick Cheney’s four nation tour comes to an end, he once again took the opportunity to slam Russia over the recent war in Georgia, describing it as both “troublesome” and “unhelpful”. This comes at the same time Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the US of deliberate provocation by using warships to deliver humanitarian [...]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev defended last week’s decree recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia ahead of tomorrow’s emergency EU summit on the Georgian conflict. Reports abound that several EU member nations are pressing for harsh sanctions against Russia. President Medvedev warned of retaliation against any hostile actions taken at the summit, and suggested [...]
Last Updated 8/26 8:40 PM EST Earlier this month when presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain declared “we are all Georgians,” it is unclear if he was referring to the people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Yet today the Bush Administration made it clear that this was to be America’s official position on the matter, [...]
