Russia faces diplomatic isolation on Georgia
DUSHANBE/PARIS (Reuters) - Russia faced diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying EU leaders were considering imposing sanctions.
Nations:France China Tajikistan Belarus Ukraine Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Group of Eight Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-28
Russia's Medvedev looks east for support on Georgia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over Georgia, which has inflamed relations with the West and prompted talk of a new Cold War.
Nations:Ukraine Tajikistan Uzbekistan France Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin Hu Jintao Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis China-Russia Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-27
Russia-Georgia conflict raises Black Sea tensions
KIEV/TBILISI (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday it wanted to discuss charging Russia more for the lease of a Black Sea naval base, a move that could aggravate regional tensions already enflamed by Moscow's conflict with Georgia.
Nations:Russia Ukraine Tajikistan People:Dmitry Medvedev Angela Merkel George W. Bush Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-27
US, Russia anchor military ships in Georgian ports
BATUMI, Georgia - A U.S. military ship loaded with aid docked at a southern Georgian port Wednesday, and Russia sent three missile boats to another Georgian port as the standoff escalated over a nation devastated by war with Russia.
Nations:Russia Ukraine People:Dmitry Medvedev Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis U.S.-Russia Military Relations
2008-08-27
Russia's gains in Georgia may leave it more isolated
Paris - Russia thirsts to once again be a great power - a lesson the West is learning in Georgia. On Monday, Russia's parliament voted unanimously to recognize the independence of Georgian rebel regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia - the flashpoints of recent fighting. Also, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fired a warning shot about another frozen ethnic conflict in Moldova.
Nations:France Russia Afghanistan Estonia Belarus Ukraine People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-08-26
Russian lawmakers recognize Georgia separatists
MOSCOW - Russia's parliament voted unanimously Monday to urge the president to recognize the independence of Georgia's two breakaway regions, stoking further tensions between Moscow and the small Caucasus nation's Western allies.
Nations:Ukraine Russia France Turkey Bulgaria Romania People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel Dick Cheney Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-25
US Navy warship sails into Georgia with aid
ABOARD THE U.S.S. MCFAUL - A U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi on Sunday, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally as Russian forces built up around two separatist regions.
Nations:Russia Ukraine Turkey Bulgaria Romania Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis U.S.-Russia Military Relations Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
Russia moves toward pullback but shows strength
POTI, Georgia - Russia took the first steps toward a troop pullback from Georgia on Tuesday but at the same time paraded blindfolded and bound Georgian prisoners on armored vehicles and seized four U.S. Humvees.
Nations:Ukraine Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-19
Russia defies truce with Georgia; US sending aid
OUTSIDE GORI, Georgia - A Russian military convoy defied a cease-fire agreement Wednesday and rolled through a strategically important city in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, which claimed fresh looting and bombing by the Russians and their allies.
Nations:Russia France Ukraine Turkey People:Dmitry Medvedev Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Russia-U.S.
2008-08-13
Russian convoy heads into Georgia, violating truce
OUTSIDE GORI, Georgia - Russian troops and paramilitaries thrust deep into Georgia on Wednesday, rolling into the strategic city of Gori and violating the truce designed to end the six-day war that has uprooted 100,000 people and scarred the Georgian landscape.
Nations:Russia Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine Poland People:Dmitry Medvedev Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-13
Russia calls halt to 5-day invasion of Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia - Declaring "the aggressor has been punished," the Kremlin ordered a halt Tuesday to Russia's devastating assault on Georgia -- five days of air and ground attacks that left homes in smoldering ruins and uprooted 100,000 people.
Nations:Russia Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine Turkey People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis
2008-08-12
Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks sent Georgia's army into a headlong retreat and left ports, military bases, towns and homes smoldering.
Nations:Russia Poland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Activities:2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-12
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