Agency Caucasus: Georgian Minister Of Defense Defies Words Of Attack
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posted by FerrasB on May, 2008 as Imperialism
Georgian minister of defense defies words of attack Although Georgian Minister of Defense says that all Georgian troops are currently located in their bases, it is evident from the recent pictures of Kodor that the Georgia army is nowadays busy increasing its build-up there. Tbilisi - Although the Georgian army has placed some of its troops as well as military equipments along its borders both with the Kodor region of Abkhazia and with South Ossetia, the administration of Georgia said that Georgia would not launch an attack. Georgia intended to attack neither Abkhazia nor South Ossetia, said David Kezerashvili, Georgian Minister of Defense. "We won't attack any regions." All Georgian troops were currently located in their own bases, said Kezerashvili, and argued that they did not take on a mission to go to a military operation at all. The Georgian minister of defense also put the number of Georgian troops at thirty-two thousand, while ... >> full
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Georgia warns of war risk with Russia 08/05/2008 10:48:00 PM Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili warned Thursday of a risk of war with Russia amid tension over a separatist region, as Moscow began dual leadership under President Dmitry Medvedev and his mentor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili warned Thursday of a risk of war with Russia amid tension over a separatist region, as Moscow began dual leadership under President Dmitry Medvedev and his mentor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. "I think that several days ago we were close and this threat remains. But for armed conflict you need two sides, and the Georgian side does not want this," Saakashvili told Russian journalists in the Georgian city of Batumi. "Georgia could not fight Russia. We do not have enough battle-ready units and NATO will not help us with this," said Saakashvili, according to news agency reports. The Georgian leader has lobbied for his former Soviet republic ... >> full
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RFE/RL: The Briefing: Russia-Georgia Tensions Over Abkhazia
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Friday, May 9, 2008
The Briefing: Russia-Georgia Tensions Over Abkhazia
Tensions are as high as they have been in 15 years over Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, where "frozen" conflict has given way to heated rhetoric, the downing of Georgian spy drones, and thinly veiled threats.
The most serious verbal jousting has been between Moscow, which says it is boosting its peacekeeping presence in Abkhazia, and Tbilisi, which has urged international help to persuade Abkhaz sponsors in Russia to "back off."
The United Nations has weighed in cautiously with an expression of concern and by urging all sides to respect Georgia's territorial integrity.
Meanwhile, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza is expected to visit Abkhazia this weekend in an apparent effort to calm the situation.
In the latest installment of our occasional briefings on developments in RFE/RL's broadcast region, RFE/RL Georgian Service Director David Kakabadze talks about the escalating diplomatic row and the stakes:
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RFE/RL: Russia: Moscow Displays Heavy Weapons In Victory Day Parade
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Friday, May 9, 2008 Russia: Moscow Displays Heavy Weapons In Victory Day Parade Russia - Show of strength.....T-90 tanks pass through the Red Square during the military parade, devoted to the 63rd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, Moscow, 09May2008 Russian T-90 tanks pass through Moscow's Red Square during the Victory Day parade (epa) Missile carriers rumbled across Moscow's Red Square and war planes roared overhead as Russia celebrated the 63rd anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Brass bands and some 8,000 soldiers clad in newly designed uniforms goose-stepped across the square as Russia's leaders watched from a platform in front of Lenin's mausoleum. Soldiers chanted "hurrah" as Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov reviewed the troops from a silver open-top limousine. The annual Victory Day parade is a key holiday in Russia -- a time not only to remember the almost 27 million Soviets killed during World War II, but also to show off the ... >> full
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KC: Russia Prepares For Lengthy Battle Over Ukraine
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Russia prepares for lengthy battle over Ukraine Publication time: 14 May 2008, 21:45 Russia's pro-Kremlin mass media lauded the recent NATO decision in Bucharest to delay issuing Membership Action Plans (MAPs) to Ukraine and Georgia, hailing it as a victory for departing President Vladimir Putin. However, many serious pundits in Russia have been less smug. They appear to regard the objections formulated by Germany and France as temporary obstacles and think that NATO remains bent on including Kyiv and Tbilisi around its table. Ukraine is of particular concern, because, as the emerging neo-nationalist ideology in Russia argues, without that country, Moscow cannot restore its status as "the center of power in Eurasia." "NATO membership for Ukraine means death for Russia," nationalist publisher Aleksandr Prokhanov has said. At the same time, Russia's ruling elite is acutely aware of its significant geoeconomic interests in Ukraine, particularly since Ukraine and Belarus are the main conduits for Russian hydrocarbon ... >> full
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