MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that by August 22 Russia will pull its troops in Georgia back to the positions set out in a French-brokered ceasefire agreement.
Read More »Russia smashes Georgian army, sends NATO message
TBILISI (Reuters) – A roll of explosions at a Russian-occupied military base this week sent a clear Kremlin message to Georgia about the frailty of its infant military and its prospects for NATO membership.
Read More »NATO warns Moscow over actions in Georgia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies said on Tuesday that regular contacts with Russia were impossible until its troops had been fully withdrawn from Georgia, and said they were “seriously considering” the implications of Moscow’s actions.
Read More »No sign of Russian armor leaving Georgia
VERKHNY ZARAMAG, Russia (Reuters) – No Russian tanks or armored personnel carriers left Georgia through the only military crossing point back into Russia overnight, a Reuters reporter at the border said on Tuesday morning.
Read More »Iran’s Aid Convoy Enters Georgia
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s first convoy of relief supplies for the displaced people of the Georgian city of Gori was delivered to the city’s officials.
Read More »Iran Seeks to Help Security in Caucasus
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian official said that Tehran is striving to help provide security in the region of Caucasus.
Read More »Zakayev to return to Chechnya soon. His security guaranteed by Kadyrov
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of CRI (Chechen Republic of Ichkeria) in the government of President Aslan Maskhadov, Akhmed Zakayev, may soon return to Chechnya.
Read More »Bush slams Russia over Georgia
US President George W. Bush, fresh from declaring Russia’s offensive in Georgia “completely unacceptable,” was to map out a response Saturday in talks with his top national security aides.
Read More »Russia ”used cluster bombs” in Georgia: Rights group
A U.S. human rights group on Friday accused Russia of dropping cluster bombs in populated areas of Georgia during its military offensive that began last week, but Moscow denied the charge. Human Rights Watch said Russian aircraft had used cluster bombs in two separate raids on the towns of Ruisi …
Read More »Ex-Soviet states wary of Russia’s actions in Georgia
 Belarus, Kazakhstan and others in the Commonwealth of Independent States remained silent for days after the fighting erupted last week as they scrambled to formulate positions.
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