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Georgia is claiming that Russia has attacked its territory, after a bomb or missile was launched at the village of Tsitelubani yesterday. Whatever it was, it didn’t explode.
“Our radars show that these jets flew from Russia and then flew back in the same direction that they had come from. I assess this fact as
So, after spending the past few weeks ratcheting up the pressure, Putin has made an about turn and offered to work on a ‘joint’ missile shield with the United States.
Details of exactly how such a scheme would work are a little sketchy at the moment, to say the least, but it seems as… Read the rest
Georgia is to more than double the size of its forces in Iraq, from 850 to 2,000. The increase will make Georgia the fourth largest contributor of troops to the Coalition in Iraq, behind the US, UK and South Korea:
In a statement, President Mikhail Saakashvili said that Georgia wanted to do everything possible to help the
It looks as though Russia’s neighbours have made a New Year’s resolution for 2007 – to demonstrate to Russia that they too can flex their energy muscles. In the past few days:
It’s been a busy weekend for post-Soviet election watchers with not one, but two elections taking place – a referendum on a new constitution in Nagorno-Karabakh, and a Presidential election in Transdniester.
Nagorno Karabah
In Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave of (mostly) Armenians stuck in the middle of Azerbaijan, they’ve been voting in a referendum on their… Read the rest
Over at Blogrel, Katy has sparked a debate about whether Nagorno Karabagh is really a state or not:
Why do I ask? Well, if NK doesn’t become part of Armenia and ends up being independent, it will act as a solo state. It’ll need to have legitimate currency, set up systems and institutions more
Following an agreement in May, Russia has finally begun withdrawing from its Georgian base at Batumi. The first convoy of troops and equipment left on Saturday. Befitting any Russian military action, all has not gone smoothly, however.
Firstly (and it must be noted, this is more likely the fault of the Georgians than the Russians),… Read the rest
Remember how someone threw a hand grenade at George Bush during his recent visit to Georgia? Well, now the Georgian authorities look to have found the culprit and, according to Mosnews, he might be Russian. The police currently have two theories, Mosnews reports, and:
According to the second theory, the
