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  • August 2008

    • Russia Blocks UN Effort to End Georgia War

      BBC  |  Aug 20, 08 8:23 AM CDT

      Russia Blocks UN Effort to End Georgia War

      (Newser) - Russia has rejected a draft Security Council resolution seeking to end the violence in Georgia, reports the BBC, by rejecting the UN body's call to return to its pre-conflict positions. Russia, which wants to keep its troops inside South Ossetia, said that the clause contradicts last week's ceasefire. Moscow holds a permanent veto. More »

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      Russia  • United Nations  • Georgia  • Condoleezza Rice  • ceasefire  • Security Council  • NATO summit  • UN resolution

    • Promising to Leave, Russia Amps Up Forces in Georgia

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 18, 08 6:27 AM CDT

      Promising to Leave, Russia Amps Up Forces in Georgia

      (Newser) - Despite promises from the Kremlin and ultimatums from the American and French presidents, Russia is stalling on its promise to withdraw from Georgia, reports the Guardian . The Russian military has moved ballistic missile launchers into South Ossetia, and its troops remain entrenched near Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. But ahead of an emergency NATO meeting tomorrow, Western governments are divided on how best to respond to Russia's aggressions. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Russia  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Georgia  • NATO  • diplomacy  • South Ossetia  • NATO summit

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Bush Pledges More Troops for Afghanistan

      Reuters  |  Apr 4, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      Bush Pledges More Troops for Afghanistan

      (Newser) - The US will boost the number of its troops committed to NATO's effort in Afghanistan in 2009, President Bush told fellow alliance members at this week's summit, Reuters reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates related the pledge to reporters as he left the Bucharest summit. He didn’t specify a figure, saying only that it would be a “significant contribution.” More »

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      George W. Bush  • Russia  • Afghanistan  • US military  • War on Terror  • NATO  • American troops  • NATO summit  • supply chain

    • NATO Sides With Bush on Missile Defense Plan

      New York Times  |  Apr 3, 08 6:02 PM CDT

      NATO Sides With Bush on Missile Defense Plan

      (Newser) - NATO today backed a plan by President Bush to build a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, the New York Times reports, but would not go along with encouraging Ukraine and Georgia to pursue membership in the alliance. Both steps had been opposed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who is to visit the meeting in Romania tomorrow. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • NATO  • missile defense system  • US foreign policy  • NATO summit  • Missile defense

    • Bush Asks NATO for More Afghanistan Troops

      BBC  |  Apr 2, 08 7:26 AM CDT

      Bush Asks NATO for More Afghanistan Troops

      (Newser) - George W. Bush urged his NATO allies to join Romania and France in committing more troops to the war in Afghanistan. “We cannot afford to lose in Afghanistan,” he said. “Whatever the cost, however difficult…we must win.” The speech comes ahead of a major NATO summit beginning today in Bucharest, where Bush will push for more troops and a membership path for Ukraine and Georgia. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Russia  • Afghanistan  • Georgia  • NATO  • Ukraine  • NATO summit  • NATO troops

  • February 2008

    • NATO Faces a Split Over Afghanistan

      Reuters  |  Feb 6, 08 5:43 PM CST

      NATO Faces a Split Over Afghanistan

      (Newser) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today that NATO risks splitting into a "two-tiered alliance" because some members aren't willing to pull their weight in Afghanistan. The vast majority of the fighting against the Taliban in the country is done by Canadian, British, American and Dutch troops, and those countries want other nations to chip in, Reuters reports. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Condoleezza Rice  • Gordon Brown  • NATO  • Robert Gates  • NATO summit

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