Russia: Abkhazia will help Defend South Ossetia Also!

Looks like If Georgia attacks South Ossetia, Abkhazia will in turn attack Georgia to help South Ossetia!————————————————–“If Georgia starts fighting against South Ossetia, Abkhazia will open a ‘second front,’” Abkhazia’s deputy defense minister, Garri Kupalba, told the paper. “Abkhazia will without a doubt take part in military actions.” (Link)————————————————–I also read that Israel is going

Russian News: August 5th, 2008!

banking stocks fared better than the market during the day, they also decreased somewhat, as Sberbank lost 1.32 percent and VTB dipped 0.89 percent. RBC, 05.08.2008, Moscow 15:49:14.Russia’s Economy Ministry has issued a draft proposal for the country’s long-term social and economic development until 2020 for consideration by the government, said Oleg Fomichev, the head

Russian News: August 1st, 2008!

RBC, 01.08.2008, Moscow 18:43:24.The Russian stock market closed with most traded securities sliding today. The MICEX index edged down 0.19 percent to 1,492.55 points and the RTS index fell 1.2 percent to 1,943.05 points. Among MICEX’s biggest losers were Rosneft (down 2.37 percent), Sberbank (down 1.56 percent), Gazprom (down 1.23 percent), and Surgutneftegas (down 0.75