The Kosovo precedent
European Voice, Belgium - 17 minutes ago
At the most basic level, politicians from Russia and Georgia's breakaway territories predictably argue that if Kosovo could break away to become an …

Still frozen in Moscow
guardian.co.uk, UK - 7 minutes ago
It is hard to see what Geneva can achieve, and it is equally difficult to imagine what the EU can do if Russia does not withdraw from Georgia after all. …

Bush drops 123 with Russia
World Nuclear News, UK - 15 minutes ago
American leaders have put a nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia on hold, directly linking the move to the recent troubles concerning Georgia and South …

Russia to streamline its ties with S. Ossetia and Abkhazia
RosBusinessConsulting, Russia - 12 minutes ago
Russia will hammer out a legal framework for its contacts with South Ossetia and Abkhazia today, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a news …

Russia says troops to stay in Georgia for long time
Reuters UK, UK - 8 minutes ago
Russia's intervention last month, in which its forces crushed an attempt by Georgia to retake the separatist South Ossetia region, drew widespread …

Bush drops nuclear deal with Moscow
Irish Independent, Ireland - 13 minutes ago
… West-leaning Georgia, and Vice President Dick Cheney's impassioned condemnation of Russia's behaviour in former Soviet republics. …

UN court starts hearing into Georgia - Russia dispute
Macau Daily Times, Macau - 19 minutes ago
Georgia accused Russia yesterday of a long-running and continuing campaign of "ethnic cleansing" in its territory, urging the UN's highest court to order an …

Russian Troops 'To Leave Georgia'
Sky News, UK - 15 minutes ago
In another development, Georgia accused Russia before the UN's International Court of Justice in The Hague of conducting a long-running campaign of "ethnic …

YEAS AND NEAS: Russian tanks continue to roll through Georgia
Justice (subscription), MA - 21 minutes ago
by Eileen Smolyar On the same day as the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, Russia and Georgia engaged in open combat. The Olympics are meant to …

Polish journalists freed in South Ossetia
Independent Online, South Africa - 16 minutes ago
The conflict erupted last month when Georgia tried to retake South Ossetia by force, triggering a huge Russian counter-attack that has badly strained …