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August 2008
- Russia Seizes Georgian Port, Detains Soldiers
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 19, 08 9:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Russian troops took control of the key Georgian port of Poti for about 4 hours today, just one day after it pledged to withdraw from the country, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some 70 Russian troops entered the Black Sea port this morning and detained 20 Georgian coast guard members before returning to their base in the town of Senaki. The Georgian soldiers were taken away on top of APCs, handcuffed and blindfolded. The port, a keystone of the area’s economy, has been forced to shut down, at least temporarily. More »
- Russia, Georgia Exchange Prisoners
  
  Times (UK) | 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 other parts of Georgian territory, reports the Times of London. More »
- West Worries as Russia Digs In
  
  New York Times | 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 Time s 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 no significant Russian movement out of Georgia. More »
- Georgians in Moscow Face Violence
  
  Bloomberg | Aug 18, 08 10:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Russia maintains its military presence in Georgia, ethnic Georgians living in Moscow have reported growing harassment and violence. The Russian capital is home to 54,000 Georgians, and since the conflict began, they have been subjected to robberies, beatings, and intimidation, Bloomberg reports. Police are stopping Georgians on the street for identity checks on a near-daily basis. More »
- Promising to Leave, Russia Amps Up Forces in Georgia
  
  Times (UK) | Aug 18, 08 6:27 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Russia-Georgia Rules Sunday Talk Shows
  
  Politico | Aug 17, 08 7:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Russia-Georgia conflict dominated discussion on Sunday morning talk shows today, Politico reports. "People are beginning to wonder whether Russia can be trusted," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told David Gregory on NBC's Meet the Press . She also stated on Fox News Sunday and Face the Nation that Russia would face "consequences" if it breached the cease-fire agreement. More »
- Georgia Is the Victim, So Blame Russia
  
  Weekly Standard | 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 Continetti, shelling Georgia with bureaucratic and economic attacks while bolstering troops in the region. More »
- In China and Russia, a 'Springtime for Autocrats'
  
  New York Times | Aug 17, 08 2:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The autocratic world powers that were crumbling in the late 1980s may yet have their day, and sooner than we think, writes executive editor Bill Keller in the New York Times . As China keeps its stranglehold on free speech despite promises to the IOC, and Russia tests how far it can push the West in Georgia, "It is at least a season: Springtime for autocrats," writes Keller. More »
- Another Global Crisis, Another Vacation
  
  New York Times | Aug 17, 08 9:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - “America’s back in the cold war and W.’s back on vacation,” writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times , observing that as another global crisis begins, the president is again failing to take it seriously. After condemning Russia’s push into Georgia, Bush skipped off to his ranch—where he’s spent 469 days of his presidency. His trip to China, likewise, saw little work and a lot of play in a celebration of China's ascension on the world stage. More »
- Russia, Georgia Built Up to War for Months
  
  Wall Street Journal | 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 of Georgian positions. More »
- Russia Issues Nuke Threat to Poland
  
  Times (UK) | Aug 16, 08 8:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A top Russian general warned yesterday that Poland would be "100% exposed" to nuclear attack if it follows through with plans to host a US missile defense system, reports the Times of London. The agreement "cannot go unpunished," the general warned in the first direct threat from the Kremlin since the fall of the Soviet Union. More »