Eurasia Press & News
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia easily won its brief war with Georgia, but despite a media blitz to project its side of the story, it concedes it still has a way to go to win the propaganda battle.
Read More »Craters show Russia just missed Georgian pipeline
AKHALI-SAMGORI, Georgia (Reuters) – Russian planes dropped bombs this month within 15 meters (50 feet) of a pipeline that British oil company BP was in the process of reopening through Georgia, according to witnesses.
Read More »Putin: U.S. military advisers in Georgia conflict
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said U.S. military advisers had been involved in this month’s conflict in Georgia and the White House could have planned it to help Republicans win the U.S. election.
Read More »Energy suppliers wary of Georgia after war
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Energy suppliers in the Caucasus and Caspian region could turn their backs on Georgia as a transit route after the country’s brief war with Russia, denting confidence in the Nabucco pipeline project.
Read More »Georgia tightens visa regime for Russian citizens
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia will tighten visa requirements for Russian citizens following the Kremlin’s decision to recognize two Georgian rebel regions, the government said on Saturday.
Read More »Bombs kill at least 2 Russian soldiers in Chechnya
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least two Russian soldiers have been killed in bombings in Chechnya, including a suicide attack on a government camp, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday.
Read More »Pressure mounts ahead of EU’s Georgia-Russia summit
Georgia’s president has been visiting the Black Sea port of Poti – inspecting the damage caused during the conflict with Russia over the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and maintaining the pressure ahead of Monday’s European Union summit on the situation.
Read More »Iran, Russia to Discuss Power Plant Completion
TEHRAN (FNA)- A delegation from a Russian nuclear power construction company Atomstroyexport will discuss the completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran on September 1, a company spokesman said on Friday.
Read More »Ahmadinejad Blames Georgia Crisis on Western Powers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday blamed foreign interference for the crisis in Georgia and called on regional powers to come to a peaceful resolution.
Read More »Russian Delegation to Visit Iran This Month
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Russian delegation is scheduled to visit Iran to discuss the completion of Iran’s first nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Russian officials said.
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