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Abkhazia starts war with Georgia from Russia News The situation is escalating in Georgia’s second breakaway republic – Abkhazia. Its troops are on the move towards the security zone in the Gali region close to the border with Georgia. Meanwhile they are continuing a military operation to dislodge Georgian forces in the upper Kodori Gorge […]

No western cameras in South Ossetia from Russiatoday.ru The conflict over Georgia’s breakaway republic is as much about information as it is about weapons. South Ossetia’s press service claims Western media outlets can’t be trusted because they haven’t been operating in the region ”since the conflict began”.

Third UN meeting in 24 hours brings no result over Georgian war from Russiatoday.ru For the third time the UN Security Council has failed to make a decision over the conflict in South Ossetia. The Russian ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said he believed the delay was partly responsible for the escalation of violence […]

U.S. can be partly blamed for war – ex Georgian FM from Russiatoday.ru A number of experts agree the military conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia is not in Russia’s interests. The Former Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili says the United States could be partly responsible for the violence in South Ossetia.

Putin accuses Georgia of genocide from Russiatoday.ru Vladimir Putin says Georgia has broken the rules of war in its offensive in South Ossetia. After visiting a refugee camp in North Ossetia, the Prime Minister accused Georgia of genocide and said those responsible for war crimes should be prosecuted.

Azerbaijan Halts Shipments of Oil through Georgian Ports from Kommersant The transport of Azerbaijani oil through two Georgian ports has been temporarily suspended, RIA Novosti reports, citing president of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic Rovnag Abdullayev. “The import and export of oil through the ports od Batumi and Kulevi were suspended last […]

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Russia Prepares for Naval Blockade of Georgia from Kommersant Ships are grouping in the Black Sea near the Georgian aquatic border. A unnamed naval source has said that the move is necessary to prevent arms deliveries to Georgia by sea. He added that the naval blockade of Georgia will help avoid escalation of military actions […]

Medvedev Explains the South Ossetian Situation to the U.S.

“The situation reached the point that Georgian peacekeepers have been shooting at Russian peacekeepers. Now women, children and old people are dying in South Ossetia – most of them are citizens of the Russian Federation. According to the constitution, I, as the President of the Russian Federation, must protect lives and the dignity of Russian […]