Eurasia Press & News
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sharply criticized the United States on Monday, saying its support for Georgia in the conflict over the separatist region South Ossetia displayed a cynical Cold War mentality.
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11 August
Sweden’s Bildt heads to Georgia, urges ceasefire
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt left for Georgia on Monday to push for an end to an armed conflict there after Russian troops pushed into two separatist regions of the country.
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11 August
Saakashvili: 90 pct of Georgian casualties civilian
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Monday 90 percent of his country’s casualties in the conflict with Russia over South Ossetia were civilian.
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11 August
Russia denies major airstrikes against Georgia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s military on Monday denied Georgian claims that it used 50 aircraft to bomb Georgian territory overnight.
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11 August
Russia demands Georgian troops near Abkhazia disarm
TBILISI (Reuters) – Russian troops issued an ultimatum on Monday to Georgian forces near the breakaway region of Abkhazia to disarm or face attack, but Georgia swiftly rejected the demand.
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11 August
Russian leaders hold meeting on South Ossetia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s president, prime minister, defense minister and top generals on Monday attended a meeting on the military situation in Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia, a Kremlin spokesman said.
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11 August
EU gives 1 million euro in aid for S.Ossetia
BRUSSELS, Aug 11 – The European Commission has released 1 million euros ($1.52 million) in humanitarian aid for civilians affected by the fighting in South Ossetia, it said in a statement.
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11 August
Russia boosts forces in Abkhazia to 9,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has boosted its forces in Abkhazia, a second rebel region of Georgia, and now has more than 9,000 paratroopers and 350 armour there, Interfax news agency quoted an aide to the commander of Russian peacekeepers as saying on Monday.
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11 August
Bush: Russian response to Georgia “disproportionate”
BEIJING (Reuters) – President George W. Bush said on Monday he had expressed grave concern to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin about Russia’s “disproportionate response” against Georgia in the South Ossetia conflict.
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11 August
Syria rules out new inspection
DAMASCUSÂ – Syria on Sunday ruled out the UN atomic watchdog making a second inspection of a contested site bombed by Israel last year and alleged by the United States to be the location of a nuclear facility.
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