Tensions between Russia and the United States over Georgia intensified Saturday with Vice President Dick Cheney casting Moscow as a brutal regime that aims to recapture its Soviet-era dominance.
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US-Russia tensions deepen over Georgia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Russia fails to win backing on Georgia regions: Miliband (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday said Russia had failed to win backing for its recognition of Georgia’s breakaway regions and warned that Moscow was isolating itself on the world stage.
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Russia accuses West of provocation in Georgia (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States on Saturday of provoking Moscow by using warships to deliver relief aid to its ally Georgia, with which Russia fought a brief war last month.
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Cheney: Georgia will be in our alliance
* Story Highlights
* Saakashvili thanked the United States for standing by Georgia
* Cheney: Russia’s actions cast doubt on its reliability as an international partner
* Cheney: U.S. committed to Georgia’s eventual membership in NATO
* U.S. pledged $1B package for Georgia to help with humanitarian aid, reconstruction
EU Ministers Call For Probe Into Russia-Georgia Conflict (Nasdaq)
AVIGNON, France (AFP)–E.U. foreign ministers called Saturday for a prompt international inquiry into the Russia-Georgia conflict and the rapid deployment of an E.U. observer mission to Georgia.
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Russia accuses West of provocation in Georgia (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Russia accuses West of Georgia warship provocation * OSCE: Russia allowing observers free reign * Abkhaz president Bagapsh pushes for military cooperation * Turkey’s Gul says Armenia trip aids …
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Russia accuses West of provocation in Georgia (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States on Saturday of provoking Moscow by using warships to deliver relief aid to its ally Georgia, with which Russia fought a brief war last month.
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Russia Accuses West of Re-Arming Georgia (Voice of America)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the West of re-arming Georgia under the guise of delivering humanitarian aid. Speaking in Moscow, Mr. Medvedev questioned how other nations would react if Russia used its navy to deliver aid to the Caribbean following a hurricane in the region.
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UK Foreign Secretary: Russia Not Getting Backing On Georgia Regions (Nasdaq)
AVIGNON, France (AFP)–U.K. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Saturday that Russia had failed to win backing for its recognition of Georgia’s breakaway regions and warned that Moscow was isolating itself on the world stage.
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RUSSIA FAILS TO WIN BACKING ON GEORGIA REGIONS: MILIBAND (The Tocqueville Connection)
AVIGNON, France, Sept 5, 2008 (AFP) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday said Russia had failed to win backing for its recognition of Georgia’s breakaway regions and warned that Moscow was isolating itself on the world stage.
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