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Russia, Georgia
Exchange Prisoners

But Russian military remains in Gori as NATO meets

Aug 19, 08 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia and Georgia exchanged prisoners of war today in a gesture that observers hope will reduce tensions and expedite a Russian withdrawal. Fifteen Georgians and five Russians were set free, the Georgian military says. Yet despite the exchange, there was still no movement of Russian troops out of Gori or... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • Dmitry Medvedev • prisoner exchange • South Ossetia

 West Worries as Russia Digs In

Troops seen reinforcing positions in Georgia despite pullback agreement

Aug 19, 08 4:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian forces appear to be hunkering down rather than beginning their promised withdrawal from Georgian territory, the New York Times reports. Troops are digging in along the highway to Tbilisi and military vehicles are moving in both directions, alarming the West, according to Reuters. Pentagon officials say they have seen... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Tbilisi • Russian military • Dmitry Medvedev • South Ossetia • Gori

opinion

 Georgia Is the Victim, 
 So Blame Russia

History reveals Russia as the aggressor

Aug 17, 08 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Why blame Georgia for Russia's invasion when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is clearly at fault? Putin has been seething ever since pro-Western Mikhail Saakashvili came to power in Georgia 3 years ago, writes Matthew Continetti in The Weekly Standard. "Putin has been pressuring Georgia for years," writes... More »

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Russia • NATO • European Union • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Mikheil Saakashvili • Dmitry Medvedev • Abkhazia • South Ossetia

Russia 'Already Paid a Price'
for Georgia Invasion: Rice

Secretary says its reputation is 'in tatters'

Aug 17, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice says Russia has “already paid a price” for its invasion of Georgia, because its “reputation as a potential partner in international institutions—diplomatic, political, security, economic—is frankly in tatters.” Returning from a trip to Georgia, Rice made a string of Sunday talk show appearances,... More »

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Russia • Condoleezza Rice • Georgia • troop withdrawal • reputation • Dmitry Medvedev

Russia, Georgia Built Up
to War for Months

Clash over South Ossetia was long-simmering

Aug 16, 08 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The explosion of violence in South Ossetia took the world by surprise, but Russia and Georgia had been gearing up for war for months, reports the Wall Street Journal. Both sides had been steadily boosting their military presence around South Ossetia, waiting for the trigger that came with Ossetian shelling... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Mikheil Saakashvili • Dmitry Medvedev • South Ossetia

 Medvedev Signs Peace Pact

But Russian troops will stay to 'remove Georgia weapons'

Aug 16, 08 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today signed a ceasefire agreement ending hostilities with Georgia. Sources said he views the 6-point pact as "very positive," CNN reports. Russia, however, will not withdraw from Georgian territory until troops have finished removing "huge depots" of ammunition, weapons and boobytraps left by... More »

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Russia • Condoleezza Rice • Georgia • Dmitry Medvedev

 Medvedev Blasts US 'Fairy Tales' About Defense Shield

Timing of Polish deal says it all to Russia government

Aug 15, 08 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - US-Russian relations took another turn for the worse today with Moscow lashing out at America's new missile-defense deal with Poland. Dmitry Medvedev said the system will be aimed at Russia and denounced as "fairy tales" the US contention that it will deter strikes from rogue nations such as Iran,... More »

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Russia • Poland • Georgia • missile defense system • Dmitry Medvedev • Iron Curtain

 Russian Troops Remain
 in Georgia

Medvedev backs seperatist regions

Aug 14, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian troops are still occupying the Georgian city of Gori, and other cities beyond the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, as President Dmitri Medvedev declared today that his nation will stand behind the breakaway regions’ independence bids, CNN reports. Russia says will keep tanks in Gori for up to 3... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Mikheil Saakashvili • Dmitry Medvedev • Abkhazia • South Ossetia • Gori

Russia May Put Pressure on Ukraine Next

After dominating Georgia, Moscow could try to block NATO bid

Aug 13, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - After flexing its military might against Georgia, Russia may next set its sights on US-backed Ukraine by trying to foil its attempts to join NATO, analysts say. Already, tensions are flaring, Bloomberg reports. Ukraine restricted the movements of Russian ships in the Black Sea, which are based at a Ukrainian... More »

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Russia • NATO • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • Dmitry Medvedev

Analysis

 Invasion Shows
 Putin's Clout 

Ex-president retains control

Aug 12, 08 5:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia’s military campaign in Georgia is a clear signal that Vladimir Putin is neither gone nor forgotten, reports the Wall Street Journal . Domination of the Caucasus region has long been a central tenet of Putin’s foreign policy, and the PM was especially visible this week, supporting the... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Kosovo • Dmitry Medvedev • former Soviet state • South Ossetia

Russia Demands Territories in Peace Proposal

Moscow tells Georgia to leave Abkhazia and  South Ossetia

Aug 12, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia is demanding that Georgia give up the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in exchange for peace, the Telegraph reports. Moscow wants Georgia to permanently remove all its troops from the regions and sign a pledge never to use force there again. The demands emerged after a day... More »

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Russia • Nicolas Sarkozy • Georgia • Mikheil Saakashvili • Dmitry Medvedev • South Ossetia

OPINION

Gorbachev: Peace Remains Possible

Western powers must tread lightly in Georgia, ex-Soviet prez warns

Aug 12, 08 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The situation in Georgia dates to at least 1991, when the government slapped a lid on South Ossetia, setting off a "time bomb," Mikhail Gorbachev writes in the Washington Post. The ex-Soviet president outlines his vision for regional stability. "In addition to patience, this situation requires wisdom,... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Mikhail Gorbachev • Dmitry Medvedev • South Ossetia

 Russia Agrees to
 Withdrawal Plan

Sarkozy will present deal to Georgia

Aug 12, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(AP) - The Russian and French presidents negotiated conditions today for ending fighting in Georgia, endorsing a plan that calls for both Russian and Georgian troops to move back to their initial positions. The plan endorsed by Dmitry Medvedev and Nicolas Sarkozy calls on Russia and Georgia to end all hostilities and... More »

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Russia • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Georgia • war • Dmitry Medvedev • Abkhazia • South Ossetia

 Russia Orders End
 to Georgia War

Medvedev announces halt to military operations

Aug 12, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a halt to military operations in Georgia, according to a Kremlin statement. The declaration came moments before Medvedev was to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss an international peace plan after five days of fighting. While Georgian officials claimed that the Russian... More »

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Russia • Nicolas Sarkozy • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Mikheil Saakashvili • ceasefire • Dmitry Medvedev • Abkhazia • South Ossetia

Georgia Signs Ceasefire; Negotiators Head to Moscow

Kouchner brokers accord as new threats arise in Abkhazia

Aug 11, 08 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has signed a ceasefire agreement drafted by the European Union, which EU mediators will present to Moscow later today. Bernard Kouchner, the French foreign minister, visited Tbilisi this morning and said that the Georgian leader was "determined to make peace." Kouchner will now try... More »

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Russia • Georgia • truce • Tbilisi • Bernard Kouchner • ceasefire • Dmitry Medvedev • Abkhazia • South Ossetia


 Russia Brushes Off
 Calls for Cease-Fire

Bush, Georgia urge end to fighting

Aug 9, 08 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Georgia called for a cease-fire today, as Russia sent bombers deeper into the country, but Russia said it would not stop until Georgia had withdrawn from South Ossetia. George Bush made his own call to Dmitry Medvedev, saying that the strikes “mark a dangerous escalation in the crisis,”... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Dmitry Medvedev • airstrike • Abkhazia • South Ossetia

Russia Takes Breakaway Capital in Georgian Fighting

Death toll in Georgian conflict reaches 1,500

Aug 9, 08 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia claims to have taken control of South Ossetia’s capital today, after Georgian troops flowed into the breakaway enclave yesterday in an effort to reclaim the region. Seeking to “force the Georgian side to peace,” Russia has expanded its counterattack further into Georgia. Russia puts the death... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Dmitry Medvedev • airstrike • invasion • South Ossetia

 Chavez: I'd Welcome Russian Troops in Venezuela

Seeking military pact with Moscow to ward of North American 'invasion'

Jul 23, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is on a two-day trip to Moscow seeking closer military and economic ties —and raising the possibility that Russian troops may be stationed in Venezuela. Chavez and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev have already agreed to extend an energy partnership and are negotiating an arms deal... More »

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Russia • Venezuela • Vladimir Putin • Hugo Chávez • Dmitry Medvedev

Opinion

Kissinger: US Must Temper Approach as Russia Evolves

Medvedev's election may signal real political change, so ease back on the bullying

Jul 8, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dmitry Medvedev has more power than some in the West believe, and Russia's political system is still evolving as Vladimir Putin moves from president to prime minister, Henry Kissinger writes in the Washington Post—and it behooves the US to throttle back. "The pace of such an evolution will... More »

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Russia • US foreign policy • Vladimir Putin • G8 summit • Ukraine • foreign policy • Henry Kissinger • Dmitry Medvedev

 Oh Napoleon: 
 Tiny Leaders Rule G8 

Five don't pass the 5'6'' mark

Jul 6, 08 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The leaders at this week's G8 summit are all political big shots, but they're pretty diminutive face-to-face—five don't even make it past 5'6''. Russia's Dmitry Medvedev brings up the short end of the stick at 5'2'', and Canada's Stephen Harper is the only one to pass the 6' mark.... More »

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Angela Merkel • Nicolas Sarkozy • Group of Eight • height • Stephen Harper • Silvio Berlusconi • Dmitry Medvedev • Napolean Bonaparte • George W. Bush • Kim Yong Il • Josef Stalin

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