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August 2008
- Invasion Shows Putin's Clout
  
  Wall Street Journal | 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 invasion and berating the US. The invasion—both sides have agreed to a cease-fire for the time being—proves Putin will draw a hard, bloody line against NATO expansion. More »
- Russia Demands Territories in Peace Proposal
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | 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 of heavy negotiating led by Nicolas Sarkozy. More »
- Russia Orders End to Georgia War
  
  Reuters | 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 army was preparing to sack their capital of Tbilisi, Reuters reports that Moscow's forces stayed largely within the two breakaway regions. More »
- Russians Cut Georgia in Half
  
  Associated Press | Aug 11, 08 5:08 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Russian forces seized several towns and a military base deep in western Georgia today and captured the main east-west highway near Gori, effectively cutting the country in half, Georgia's president said. Fighting also raged around Tskhinvali, the capital of the separatist province of South Ossetia. Russian warplanes launched new air raids across Georgia, with at least one sending screaming civilians running for cover, the AP reports. More »
- Georgia's Outgunned Leader Keeps the Faith
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 11, 08 1:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After 5 years of risky political brinksmanship with Russia, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili now finds himself in the fight of his life, the Wall Street Journal reports. The pro-Western leader says he has no regrets about his tactics, which seem finally to have set off long-simmering tensions between his state and Moscow, and, more personally, between him and Vladimir Putin. More »
- Russia Opens Second Front in Georgia
  
  Associated Press | Aug 11, 08 11:57 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Russia opened a second front of fighting in Georgia today, sending armored vehicles beyond two breakaway provinces and seizing a military base and police stations in the country's west, officials told the AP. Meanwhile, the US State Department evacuated more than 170 American civilians to Armenia. The new forays into Georgia

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Invasion Shows Putin's Clout

Russia Demands Territories in Peace Proposal

Russia Orders End to Georgia War

Russians Cut Georgia in Half

Georgia's Outgunned Leader Keeps the Faith

Russia Opens Second Front in Georgia