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Marking 10 Years After Georgia Started War with Russia
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Marking 10 Years After Georgia Started War with Russia
August 8, 2018

In the early morning hours of Aug. 8, 2008, heavy fighting erupted in and around Tskhinvali, the capital, which spread to other parts of South Ossetia. Georgia violated a 1992 peace agreement and opened fire on Russian peacekeepers.

Russia Concerned over Georgia’s Increasingly Aggressive Policy
June 24, 2017

The 40th round of consultations co-chaired by the UN, the OSCE and the EU was held as part of international discussions on Transcaucasia in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 20−21, with the participation of representatives of the Russian Federation, the United States, Georgia, the Republic of Abkhazia, and the Republic of South Ossetia. The difficult negotiations were conducted in a direct and honest way.

Russia Concerned over Georgia’s Increasingly Aggressive Policy
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Why PACE has turned its gaze toward post-Soviet conflicts
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Why PACE has turned its gaze toward post-Soviet conflicts
May 30, 2015

As has been reported, last April the Monitoring Committee met during the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.  A special subcommittee was created at that meeting – the Ad hoc Sub-Committee on Conflicts between Member States of the Council of Europe.  This new entity, which will be directly responsible for looking into so-called «frozen conflicts» in the former Soviet Union, should have official status and begin its work in June.  It met for the first time in Paris on May 27…

International Criminal Court Challenging Russia
December 15, 2014

Formally international criminal tribunals have been set up to hold accountable those who carry primary responsibility for perpetrating international crimes. In fact it is nothing but eyewash. The real purpose was to do away with state leaders who have been fallen out of favor… That’s what has taken place in the cases of Slobodan Milosevic, the President of Yugoslavia, Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Côte d'Ivoire, Jean Kambanda, the Prime Minister of Rwanda, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, the President of Sudan, Muammar Gaddafi, the leader of Libyan revolution, Radovan Karadžić, the President of Republika Srpska… The event that took place on December 2, 2014 served as a warning of imminent attack against Russia prepared by the so-called international justice… 

International Criminal Court Challenging Russia
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Abkhazia, South Ossetia and NATO: when it’s best to mind your own business
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Abkhazia, South Ossetia and NATO: when it’s best to mind your own business
October 20, 2013

Some time ago, a statement by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen appeared on the organisation’s website, that relic from last century’s cold war that has been coveting “global responsibility” in the 21st century, on issues relating to strengthening the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia with Georgia…A possible relaxation of the border regime with South Ossetia and Abkhazia is probably attainable, but outside of an equal dialogue with Sukhumi and Tskhinvali, achieving any kind of progress on this or any other issues will be impossible. In addition, the expansion of political contacts between Tbilisi and Moscow is incompatible with the increased military presence of extra-regional forces on Georgian soil…

Russia Reaffirms Recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
July 27, 2013

…Some reinvigoration of Russia-Georgia economic contacts and links between non-government organizations does not mean Russia is intent to deviate from its fundamental policy decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia… The issue of guaranteeing the security of South Ossetia will be gaining significance for Russia with the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi drawing closer… The military modernization is implemented under the close scrutiny of the USA and NATO. The specific feature of the process is getting close with the military of neighboring Turkey and Azerbaijan…

Russia Reaffirms Recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
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Checkbook Diplomacy Doesn’t Apply to the United States
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Checkbook Diplomacy Doesn’t Apply to the United States
February 7, 2012

A State Department cable divulged by WikiLeaks points to the hypocrisy of U.S. foreign policy and how Washington has pressured countries into not recognizing Abkhazia/South Ossetia by exerting pressure directly or via its allies… Perhaps the most draconian use of U.S. pressure regarding recognition of Abkhazia/South Ossetia was the pressure Washington, London, and Paris applied on four poor African states, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, and Mali…

South Ossetia at the crossroads
September 4, 2010

New difficulties in the independent South Ossetia give the West the green light to change the existing situation.  A well-known intelligence expert, Paul Goble, said that very soon South Ossetia will be offered an absolutely different scenario, which will in no way meet the interests of Russia in the North Caucasus. To avoid this, Moscow needs to adopt a very thorough ‘second step’ strategy to prove that the events of 2008 were not the result of unexpected changes but a well-conceived policy.    

South Ossetia at the crossroads
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