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yahoo.com: The leader of Georgia's rebel region of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity, seen here in July 2008, on Wednesday rejected plans for direct talks with Tbilisi this week as violence continued to flare in the mountain province. yahoo.com

Georgia says Russia at 'war'

ft.com     31 mins ago   936 related          

By Charles Clover in Moscow and Harvey Morris in New York International diplomats were scrambling last night to avert a wider regional crisis after the Russian military clashed with Georgian government forces in South Ossetia...                    

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Energy pipelines threatened in Georgia conflict

euronews.net     2 hrs ago   25 related          

Behind the Georgia-South Ossetia territorial conflict lie possibilities for broader military scenarios. The whole region is geostrategically vital. East of Georgia, around the Caspian Sea, the south Caucuses region harbours...                    

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Russian forces control part of Tskhinvali

reuters.com     6 hrs ago   13 related          

TBILISI (Reuters) - Russian forces control part of the capital of breakaway South Ossetia, the Georgian interior ministry said on Friday, after Russia sent forces over its border to repel a Georgian assault on separatists.                    

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Medvedev orders humanitarian aid for South Ossetia-2

rian.ru     5 hrs ago   7 related          

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered that humanitarian aid be provided to people affected by the ongoing conflict between Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia, the Kremlin...                    

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Georgia on brink of war

ft.com     8 hrs ago   67 related          

By Roman Olearchyk in Kiev, Charles Clover in Moscow and agencies Georgia warned on Friday that Moscow and Tbilisi would be in ”a state of war” if reports of Russian tanks, military trucks and troops entering South Ossetia...                    

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Norilsk board votes in ex-KGB agent as chief

ft.com     2 hrs ago   6 related          

By Catherine Belton in Moscow Norilsk Nickel’s board of directors on Friday voted in a former KGB agent as its new chief executive, the second change of chief in just over a month, amid an escalating battle for control of the...                    

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Georgia warns Russia over reports of incursion

ft.com     8 hrs ago   10 related          

By Roman Olearchyk in Kiev and Charles Clover in Moscow Russia’s prime minister, Vladimir Putin, has vowed that Moscow will respond to what he described as Georgia’s ”aggressive” actions in its breakaway province of South...                    

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TNK-BP's Robert Dudley escapes three-year Russia ban and fined £10

timesonline.co.uk     10 hrs ago   4 related          

Robert Dudley, chief executive of TNK-BP, BP’s troubled Russian 50-50 joint venture, escaped a possible three-year ban from doing his job today after a Moscow court said he had broken the Russian labour code. Mr Dudley is...                    

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What will be the outcome of the Georgian-Ossetian war?

rian.ru     6 hrs ago   1 related          

MOSCOW. The very real possibility of full-scale war between Georgia and South Ossetia raises questions about its possible outcome. At present, the Georgian armed forces have more than 30,000 men, including 20,000 ground forces....                    

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Russia to cut Georgia air links

tiscali.co.uk     5 hrs ago   1 related          

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will cut all air links with Georgia from midnight on Friday, a spokeswoman for the Russian Transport Ministry said. "From midnight the Russian Federation will halt all air communications with Georgia,"...                    

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