MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday an extra contingent of its troops had begun arriving in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia, a move Tbilisi said was an illegal act of military aggression.
Read More »FACTBOX: Diplomatic challenges facing Russia’s Medvedev
(Reuters) – Diplomatic novice Dmitry Medvedev will take over next week as Russian president with a thick stack of foreign policy challenges in his in-tray.
Read More »Russia’s Medvedev offers foreign policy continuity
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Next week a lawyer with little foreign policy experience will become Russian president and lead a country with a nuclear arsenal, a UN veto and volatile relations with its neighbors and an energy-dependent West.
Read More »Kremlin hawks pushing Georgia conflict: diplomats
TBILISI (Reuters) – Moscow’s sabre-rattling over two disputed regions of Georgia is driven by Kremlin hardliners who want to push Russia’s next president into an anti-Western stance, diplomats in both countries said.
Read More »Russian Cargo for Iran Remains Stuck at Azeri Border
TEHRAN (FNA)- Authorities in Azerbaijan are still demanding more complete documentation before they will release a consignment of Russian equipment destined for an Iranian nuclear power plant under construction at Bushehr.
Read More »Iran, Russia Discuss N. Proposals
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran discussed with Russia on Monday the general outlines of a package of proposals aimed at defusing concerns about Tehran’s peaceful nuclear activities and programs.
Read More »Putin Hinted at Splitting up Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin hinted at last few week’s NATO summit in Romania that Russia would work to break up Ukraine, should the former Soviet republic join the military alliance, Kommersant reported Monday.
Read More »Russia warns Ukraine, Georgia over NATO
Russia’s armed forces chief warned Friday that Georgia and Ukraine’s desire to join NATO will force Russia to take military steps, Russian news agencies reported.
Read More »Yamadayev calls Kadyrov a liar
A ringleader of “Vostok” (East) gang Sulim Yamadayev has came out with his first comment on events in the occupied by Russian invaders Wilayah Nokhchicho (Ichkeria) of the Caucasus Emirate, a standoff between the Yamadayev and Kadyrov gangs.
Read More »Invaders report about skirmishes near Bamut
According to occupation sources, a shootout took place on the eve near the village of Bamut, western part of Wilayah Nokhchicho (Ichkeria) of the Caucasus Emirate. The group of occupation special forces was attacked by Mujahideen in woodland. The kuffar were conducting the so-called reconnaissance operation when their group was …
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