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Russia To Reinforce Military Bases In Abkhazia, Says Putin

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.12.2009 | World


Russia is to spend almost $500m (£300m) next year reinforcing its military bases in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, the prime minister says....

Georgia, Russia Mark War Anniversary Amidst Fears More Fighting May Erupt

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 09.07.2009 | World


TBILISI, Georgia — Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili defiantly marked the first anniversary of his country's war with Russia on Friday, den...

Russia, Georgia Engage In War Of Words Ahead Of Anniversary

Global Post | Miriam Elder | Posted 09.06.2009 | World


MOSCOW -- Russia and Georgia have relaunched a war of words as the first anniversary of their lightning conflict over the breakaway republic of Sout...

Georgia: Russia Trying To Seize More Land

AP | MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI | Posted 09.03.2009 | World


TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia accused Russia on Monday of trying to take more territory outside the breakaway province of South Ossetia as tensions...

Medvedev: US-Ukraine, Georgia Ties OK With Me

AP | STEVE GUTTERMAN | Posted 08.24.2009 | World


MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said U.S. efforts to mend relations with Moscow need not be made at the expense of Washington's ties ...

Biden Georgia Visit Causes Russia-Georgia Verbal Spat

Huffington Post | Posted 08.22.2009 | World


In apparent response to Vice President Joe Biden's visit to former Soviet nations this week, reports emerged of a tit-for-tat diplomat expulsion betwe...

Russia Forcing Team Of Monitors To Abandon Georgia Mission

AP | VERONIKA OLEKSYN | Posted 01.22.2009 | World


VIENNA, Austria — A team of international monitors is ending its 16-year mission in Georgia after Russia refused to allow an extension of the as...

Russia Pulls Out Of Key Georgian Areas

AP | MIKE ECKEL | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


GORI, Georgia — Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it ha...

Russian Forces Dig In Deep In Georgia Despite Promise To Pull Out

AP | MIKE ECKEL | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics


GORI, Georgia — Russian forces lingered deep in Georgia on Thursday, digging trenches and setting up mortars a day before Kremlin officials prom...

Inside Georgia: Two HDNet Correspondents On The Job, And Suddenly, At War

Dennis O'Brien | Posted 09.19.2008 | Media


Dennis O'Brien

Saakashvili told our reporters that "with all the courage I can observe in our troops, nobody would be crazy enough to attack the Russian army, right?" But attack, he did and the Russian Bear was unleashed.

Putin's Gift to the GOP

Bob Vanderet | Posted 09.11.2008 | Home


Bob Vanderet

McCain will not let the invasion of Georgia drop and nor will his GOP allies. The "October surprise" may have arrived early, the Russian menace potentially pushing out all domestic concerns.