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South Ossetia

Swiss calls for more security in Georgia

A woman surveys the remains of her house in Tskhinvali, regional capital of Georgia's break-away province of South Ossetia (Keystone) The United Nation's representative on the rights of internally displaced people has denounced...

Fighting Financial Fires With Blini

By Andrei Illarionov From its peak on May 19 to its lowest point on Sept. 17, the Russian stock market has fallen by almost 58 percent. He also denied that Russia’s conflict with Georgia played any role in the market’s fall....

Georgia's Chechens relive own Russian war

Russia's military presence in Georgia has unnerved refugees who fled here from Chechnya in the 1990s. When Russian tanks rolled toward Tbilisi, Georgia, in August, shops closed and streets emptied as residents stayed indoors,...

Abkhazia accuses Tbilisi of killing border guard

A border guard from Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia was killed in a gunfight with Georgian forces on Monday, the separatist administration said, but officials in Tbilisi said they knew nothing of any incident.

Look Who Is Talking

The recent standoff between Russia and the West, when Moscow showed its unwillingness to participate in the meeting of the UN’s “six” and approve further sanctions against Tehran, angered many. When Russia signed contracts on...

There’s Fucked, And Then There’s REALLY Fucked

It’s about 3:00 p.m. as I’m writing this post, and the DJIA has lost a bit over 725 points, taking it below 10,000 for the first time since 2004. There’s an hour or so left in the regular-hours trading day, so it’s pretty safe...

CIS and Baltic press on Russia

ESTONIA Among the media reports harshly criticizing the Kremlin’s policy, the interview with Tallinn mayor Edgar Savisaar, who speaks on the necessity to improve Estonia’s relations with Russia, sounds off key. “The European...

Lavrov says Russia-Venezuela cooperation not targeting U.S.

MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) - The strengthening of Russia's bilateral ties with Venezuela is not aimed at any other country, including the United States, the Russian foreign minister said Monday. Speaking in an interview...

European rights group weighs Russia-Georgia crisis

Russia and Georgia could be suspended from Europe's top human rights body unless the two countries uphold their obligations to prevent abuses in the aftermath of their short but fierce war, the group's head said Monday.

US defense chief meets NATO amid Russia tension

U.S. and NATO allies will embrace fledgling Eastern European nations during international meetings this week, in a what will be seen as a sharp message to Russia that further aggression in the region will not be tolerated.

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