Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said on Sunday that Georgian forces had fully withdrawn from the separatist province. However, a spokesman for the peacekeeping command told RIA Novosti: “This statement is a lie, just like [Georgian President Mikheil] Saakashvili’s statement on the impossibility of using military force in conflict zones.” http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080810/115936076.html
American says U.S. and Georgia to answer for violence in South Ossetia from Russiatoday.ru Joe Mestas, American citizen living in South Ossetia, who witnessed everything that happening in the region, talked to RT and blamed U.S. and Georgian leaders for the outbreak of violence. “I thought that since U.S. is supporting Georgia there would be […]
In Russia this has not been said yet….. Russia Ready to Negotiate from TIME! Russia declared itself ready to make peace with Georgia and U.N. officials confirmed Sunday that Georgia is prepared to negotiate with Russia by withdrawing troops from the breakaway province of South Ossetia and creating a safe travel zone. As far as […]
Dead Mercenaries Found in Tskhinvali from Kommersant Authorities in the unrecognized republic of South Ossetia claim that dark-skinned mercenaries took part in the attack on Tskhinvali, reports RIA Novosti, citing representative of the South Ossetian president in Russia Dmitry Medoev. He said there were bodies of many Georgian soldiers on the streets on Tskhinvali. “There […]
US Deputy National Security Adviser James Jeffrey said that if the Russian escalation continued, it would have a “significant” long-term impact on relations between the Moscow and Washington. “We’re alarmed by this situation,” he told reporters in Beijing. ————————————————- I do not think that Russia really gives a Hoot what the USA thinks right now! […]
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 […]