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Georgia is guilty of genocide – Medvedev from Russiatoday.ru Presiden t Dmitry Medvedev has described Georgia’s actions in the conflict zone as genocide. He has ordered Russian prosecutors to collect evidence of the crimes committed there. ”Georgia has exposed South Ossetia to a very crude and cynical aggression. People have died. Russian citizens have died, […]

Shelled city is living hell from Russiatoday.ru Thousands of South Ossetians are trapped in the ruins of a city almost destroyed by Georgian missiles. The remaining residents of Tskhinvali are huddled in cellars beneath bombed-out buildings. They are struggling to survive – without water, food or electricity.

Delegation goes to Georgia to broker ceasefire from Russiatoday.ru An international delegation is heading to Tbilisi in an effort to broker a ceasefire in South Ossetia. The group includes representatives from the EU, the OSCE and the US. China is one among a host of countries around the world calling for an end to the […]

German Official Says Georgia ‘Breaking International Law’ from Russia News The No. 2 at the German foreign ministry on Saturday said Georgia is breaking international law by launching military action to reclaim South Ossetia. Gernot Erler said Tbilisi had breached a 1992 ceasefire agreement struck with Russia over the renegade Caucasus enclave, monitored essentially by […]

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 […]