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August 2008
- McCain Says US Must Check Russian Aggression
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 14, 08 10:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US and its allies must aggressively pressure Russia to take its troops out of Georgia including the breakaway province of South Ossetia, declares John McCain in the Wall Street Journal . "This small democracy, far away from our shores, is an inspiration to all those who cherish our deepest ideals," the candidate writes. "As I told President Saakashvili on the day the ceasefire was declared, today we are all Georgians." More »
- Peace Deal Opened Door to Russian Advance
  
  New York Times | Aug 14, 08 4:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Russian convoy was headed deeper into Georgia within hours of a new peace deal thanks to a big loophole in the agreement, Andrew E. Kramer writes in the New York Times . The deal brokered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy allows Russian peacekeepers to implement unspecified "additional security measures,” giving them plenty of room to maneuver, Kramer reports. Russian troops quickly took up posts in the key Georgian city of Gori. More »
- How the West's Mistakes Stoked War in Georgia
  
  New Republic | Aug 13, 08 6:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With the conflict between Georgia and Russia cooling and a truce in progress, it’s time for the West to appreciate its role in the conflict, writes Ronald D. Asmus for the New Republic . From the early '90s, the West accepted the Russians as peacekeepers in the secession dispute. While Boris Yeltsin might have had a credible claim to neutrality, not so Putin, who blatantly favored the separatists. More »
- Russia May Put Pressure on Ukraine Next
  
  Bloomberg | 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 port. Moscow denounced the action as a "serious, new anti-Russian step." More »
- Bush Sends Aid, Rice to Georgia
  
  New York Times | Aug 13, 08 2:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush announced that the US would send humanitarian aid into Georgia today as hostilities threatened to overwhelm the fragile peace agreement, the New York Times reports. In announcing that he was dispatching Condoleezza Rice to mediate the dispute, Bush said that the US “stands with the democratically elected government of Georgia and insists that its sovereignty and territorial integrity be respected.” More »
- Russia Flexes New Muscle in Georgia
  
  Washington Post | Aug 13, 08 1:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Russia's invasion of Georgia is a way for the rejuvenated country to flex its muscles, writes Eugene Rumer in the Washington Post . Bolstered by oil and gas exports, Russia's GDP has surged from $200 billion in 1999 to $1.2 trillion, giving it the economic and military power of the Soviet Union 30 years ago—when it used its wealth to invade Afghanistan. More »
- Russians, Looters Advance on Georgia
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 13, 08 6:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Georgians claimed that Russian tanks advanced from South Ossetia into the city of Gori today, despite a ceasefire brokered by the EU yesterday. Villages were being burned and looted, eyewitnesses told the Guardian . Though the Russian army denied any advance, tanks appeared to be targeting Georgian military sites, followed by bands of maurauding "irregulars," including Ossetians and Chechens. A reporter for the Guardian described the scene as one of "absolute panic. The idea there of a ceasefire is ridiculous." More »
- 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 »
- Gorbachev: Peace Remains Possible
  
  Washington Post | 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," he writes, calling on regional leaders to "devote their efforts to building the groundwork for durable peace." More »
- Russia Agrees to Withdrawal Plan
  
  Associated Press | 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 allow free access for humanitarian assistance. More »
- War Highlights McCain's Stance on Russia
  
  New York Times | Aug 12, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The past several days of intense combat in Georgia have underscored John McCain’s longrunning hardline stance against Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the New York Times reports. In an aspect of the candidate's track record that has received relatively little attention, McCain has called for Russia’s expulsion from the Group of 8, and urged President Bush to skip the group’s 2006 meeting in St. Petersburg. More »
- Russia Orders End to Georgia War
  
  Reuters | Aug 12, 08 4:35 AM CDT