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GORI, Georgia (Reuters) – Russia has not fully complied with the terms of a ceasefire in Georgia, France’s foreign minister said on Friday, casting fresh doubt on whether frozen EU-Russia partnership talks will resume soon.
Read More »Moscow Lauds Jalili Letter to 5+1
TEHRAN (FNA)-Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov has said negotiations are the only way of easing tension over Iran’s nuclear program.
Read More »Georgia villages “torched,” satellite study shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of houses in ethnic Georgian villages in South Ossetia were torched in August, after Russian troops took control of the area, according to an analysis of satellite images released on Thursday.
Read More »Russia’s Putin dismisses call to fire finmin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin brushed aside a demand by the Communist Party to sack Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin on Thursday, saying now was not the time to discuss mistakes made by economic authorities.
Read More »Russian stocks fall, adding to record slump, on rescue loans
Russian stocks fell, extending yesterday’s record drop, as a plan by President Dmitry Medvedev to lend billion to banks wasn’t enough to convince investors the government can halt its worst financial crisis since 1998.
Read More »Georgia’s Chechens relive own Russian war
Russia’s military presence in Georgia has unnerved refugees who fled here from Chechnya in the 1990s. Â When Russian tanks rolled toward Tbilisi, Georgia, in August, shops closed and streets emptied as residents stayed indoors, glued to their televisions and radios. A hundred miles northeast, in the mountainous enclave of …
Read More »Russian is pretending to be brave, but in really it is collapsing
The bear is back. That’s what all too many Russia-watchers have been saying since Russian troops steamrolled Georgia in August, warning that the country’s strongman, Vladimir Putin, was clawing his way back toward superpower status. Â
Read More »Kadyrov insults the Chechens again
On October 5 a combined celebration of several anniversaries, primarily President Ramzan Kadyrov’s birthday, took place in the Chechen capital. It included a public ceremony to mark the reopening of the newly restored Victory Avenue, which was attended by the Chechen leadership, representatives of federal government agencies, leaders of neighbouring …
Read More »Ingushetia becomes second Chechnya under Russian violence
Russia, who is concidered as guarantor in Ingushetia against Georgian violence, fights against civilians of the republic under unnamed struggle. Â Russia has deployed in Ingushetia with via its intelligence service KGB and special teams under the special operations since 2007. After that Russian terrorism against Muslim public uprised, said …
Read More »Ghalghaycho: explosions, bombardments, diversions
A building of the gang “MIA of Ingushetia” was came under fire from grenade launchers and automatic weapons in the city of Malgobek last night, Shawwal 3, 1429 (October, 3 2008). The details of the attack have not been reported. The building was damaged, local sources said. The attack has …
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