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Putin wanted Georgian President Saakashvili to be hanged by the balls

November 14th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 14 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy saved the President of Georgia from being hanged by the balls a threat made last summer by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. According ...

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Two dead in explosion near Abkhazia

October 26th, 2008 - 3:17 am ICT by IANS -
Tblisi/Moscow, Oct 26 (DPA) A high-ranking local politician was killed Saturday in an explosion in Georgia along with another resident of a community just outside the breakaway region of Abkazia, local media ...

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Republican V-P nominee Sarah Palin to meet Manmohan, Zardari tomorrow

Republican V-P nominee Sarah Palin to meet Manmohan, Zardari tomorrow

September 23rd, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , Sept 23 (ANI): Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who is said to be having less foreign affairs experience as compared to her Democrat rival Joe Biden, has a busy ...

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NATO commitment to Georgia strengthened after invasion: US

September 5th, 2008 - 6:32 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 5 (DPA) Russia's invasion of Georgia has strengthened the need to bring the former Soviet Republic and other countries into the NATO alliance, the White House said Thursday."The desire to ...

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Putin calls for ‘reasonable attitude’ from EU on Georgia crisis

August 30th, 2008 - 4:24 am ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Aug 30 (DPA) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Friday called for the European Union to adopt a "reasonable attitude" on the Caucasus conflict at an EU summit next week and not ...

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Russians ‘won’t stop here’: Saakashvili

August 29th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Berlin, Aug 29 (DPA) Russia's actions in Georgia earlier this month had destroyed the order in Europe established after World War II, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told German public radio Friday.The Georgian ...

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NATO urges Russia to reverse recognition of breakaway regions

August 27th, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Brussels, Aug 27 (DPA) NATO member states Wednesday called on Russia to reverse its recognition of the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions, warning Moscow that Georgia's security and stability were "important" ...

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Georgian president fears leaving country for EU summit

August 27th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Berlin, Aug 27 (RIA Novosti) Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili has said he will not attend a European Union (EU) summit to address his country's conflict with Russia, as he fears Moscow would ...

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Russian standoff mirrors crisis on eve of World War I

August 27th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug 27 (ANI): The situation in Russia is reflective of the crisis on the eve of World War I according to Nato ambassador, Dmitry Rogozin. According to the Mirror, Rogozin said ...

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Russia recognizes independence of Georgia’s rebel regions

August 26th, 2008 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Sochi (Russia), Aug 26 (DPA) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday signed a decree recognizing the independence of Georgia's rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia."In the current crisis it became necessary to ...

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Red Cross denied access to Georgian region of South Ossetia

August 19th, 2008 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS -
Geneva, Aug 19 (DPA) The Red Cross is being denied access to the separatist Georgian region of South Ossetia, a spokeswoman for the humanitarian organization said from its headquarters in Geneva.Despite the ...

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South Ossetia’s president dismisses government, declares emergency

August 18th, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Moscow, Aug 18 (DPA) The president of Georgia's pro-Russian separatist region of South Ossetia dismissed his government Monday and proclaimed a state of emergency, days after Georgia and Russia signed a six-point ...

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Withdraw or face serious consequences, Sarkozy warns Russia

August 18th, 2008 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Paris, Aug 18 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy demanded that Russian troops withdraw "without delay" from Georgia, adding that "this point is not negotiable in my eyes". In an article to appear ...

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Bush calls on Russia to end Georgia crisis

August 17th, 2008 - 2:58 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Washington, Aug 17 (DPA) US President George W. Bush called on Moscow to end the crisis in Georgia as Russian President Dimitry Medvedev signed a six-point European Union-mediated peace plan in the ...

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Russia wants to sign ceasefire deal: Sarkozy

August 16th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Paris, Aug 16 (DPA) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told French President Nicolas Sarkozy by telephone that he intends to sign the same agreement for a ceasefire in the Caucasus conflict that ...

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Georgians divided on Saakashvili, but united against Russia

August 15th, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Tbilisi, Aug 15 (DPA) The residents of the Georgian capital Tbilisi - often loudly - express widely differing opinions on President Mikhail Saakashvili and his failed gambit to invade and overpower the ...

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Ban urges Russia, Georgia to control their armed forces

August 15th, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS -
DPA New York, Aug 15 (DPA) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on both Russia and Georgia to rein in their armed forces following reports of looting, continued fighting and lack of access ...

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Russia remains in Georgia with diplomacy stalled

August 15th, 2008 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Tbilisi, Aug 15 (DPA) Georgian officials have alleged that Russian military and irregular forces were grinding on into the Caucasus republic, while international efforts to halt the conflict continued fruitlessly. Russian troops ...

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Russian role in global affairs at risk: Bush

August 14th, 2008 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Washington, Aug 14 (DPA) Russia's invasion of Georgia has placed its role in diplomatic and global economic affairs at "risk", President George W. Bush said Wednesday, as he announced that the military ...

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Russia’s role in global affairs at risk: Bush

August 14th, 2008 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Washington, Aug 13 (DPA) Russia has placed its role in diplomatic and global economic affairs at "risk" with the military campaign in Georgia, US President George W. Bush said Wednesday. Bush accused ...

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Russia rejects US criticism over Georgian ‘invasion’

August 13th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Moscow, Aug 13 (DPA) Rejecting US criticism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted Wednesday that Russia's attacks in Georgia had been a "peace mission," the Russian news agency Interfax reported. Even French ...

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Georgia, Russia agree to French-brokered peace plan

August 13th, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS -
RIA Novosti Tbilisi, Aug 13 (RIA Novosti) Georgia and Russia have agreed to a modified version of a French-brokered peace plan, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after meeting Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili here. ...

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Medvedev says military operations in Georgia over

August 12th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Moscow/Tbilisi, Aug 12 (DPA) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has declared an end to Russian military operations in Georgia, several agencies in Moscow reported, in a development coming amid Moscow's calls for Georgian ...

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Russia ups pressure on Georgia, diplomats push for ceasefire

August 12th, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Moscow/Tbilisi, Aug 12 (DPA) Russia military forces turned up the pressure on their Georgian opponents Tuesday as international diplomats scrambled to bring a ceasefire to the widening war in Ossetia. The sharpest ...

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Russia committing ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Abkhazia: Georgia

August 12th, 2008 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Washington/Tbilisi, Aug 12 (DPA) Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili remained defiant late Monday in the face of Russian attacks into Georgia and accused Moscow of committing "ethnic cleansing" in Georgia's breakaway region of ...

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Russia rejects criticisms, calls for meeting with NATO

August 11th, 2008 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Brussels, Aug 11 (DPA) Russia's ambassador to NATO asked Monday to meet the alliance's top officials over the crisis in Georgia and rejected any criticism of his country's actions, drawing parallels with ...

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Abkhazia asks Georgian troops to leave

August 11th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Tbilisi (Georgia), Aug 11 (DPA) The conflict between Georgia and Russia looked poised for further escalation Monday as Abkhazia, the second separatist region of the Caucasus state, ordered all Georgian soldiers and ...

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Russia continues to bomb Georgia

August 11th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Moscow/Tblisi, Aug 11 (DPA) Fighting continued overnight to Monday in Georgian capital Tblisi, despite attempts by western mediators to end the conflict between Georgia and Russia and calling for an immediate ...

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US president ‘very firm’ with Russia over Georgia conflict

August 11th, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Beijing, Aug 11 (DPA) US President George W. Bush Monday said he had taken a "very firm" line with Russian leaders over the "unacceptable" violence in Georgia. "I said this violence is unacceptable ...

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European mediators present plan to end Georgia-Russia conflict

August 11th, 2008 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Moscow/Tbilisi, Aug 11 (DPA) The first western mediators in Tbilisi to work for an end to the conflict between Georgia and Russia have called for an immediate ceasefire by all parties. French ...

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