Tag: Georgia
Russia 'building Berlin Wall' in Georgia
Georgian Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili has accused Russian forces of erecting a "Berlin Wall" as part of a campaign to cut off rebel regions from the rest of the country.[MORE]
Russia denies shooting, accuses Georgia of provocation
Russia's Foreign Minister has denied Russian troops fired at the Georgian and Polish presidents near breakaway South Ossetia but accused Tbilisi of deliberate provocation.[MORE]
Georgia marks uprising anniversary as tensions with Moscow climb
Georgia has marked the fifth anniversary of its pro-Western "Rose Revolution" as tensions rose with Moscow over claims that Russian forces had opened fire near a convoy carrying President Mikheil Saakashvili.[MORE]
Report hints at human rights violations in Russia-Georgia conflict
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Amnesty International says that all parties in the Russia-Georgia conflict may have committed serious violations of human rights.[MORE]
Russia-Georgia combatants broke laws: Amnesty
A report by Amnesty International says the Russia-Georgia conflict over South Ossetia has left up to 40,000 people displaced, with little hope of returning home soon.[MORE]
Sth Ossetian forces start Georgia village pullout
South Ossetian forces began pulling out of the Georgian village of Perevi on the border of the breakaway territory, a police official said.[MORE]
Putin 'threatened to hang Georgian leader by the balls'
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allegedly threatened to hang Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili "by the balls" during the August war in Georgia, a report not denied by Mr Putin's spokesman last night.[MORE]
Georgian President sacks military chief
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has removed the country's military chief for what he calls shortcomings during the war with Russia.[MORE]
Georgia President dismisses PM
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has dismissed Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze in a Government shake-up following his country's war with Russia in August.[MORE]
Two killed in blast near Abkhazia region
A town mayor and a Georgian villager have been killed when an explosive device was set off near Georgia's rebel region of Abkhazia, the interior ministry said. [MORE]
Georgia says Russia massing troops in South Ossetia
Georgia says Russia is deploying an additional 2,000 troops in the breakaway region of South Ossetia and says it is "deeply concerned" by the move.[MORE]
Donors pledge $US4.5b to Georgia
State and private donors meeting in Brussels pledged $US4.55 billion ($6.73 billion) in aid to conflict-stricken Georgia, the EU commission announced.[MORE]
Sth Ossetia appoints former Russian official as PM
Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia approved a former Russian official as its prime minister, prompting Georgian charges that Moscow has annexed the region after a war in August.[MORE]
Ukraine faces Georgian weapons sales allegations
A pro-Russian Ukrainian lawmaker has alleged that Kiev sold weapons to Georgia during the Russo-Georgian conflict in August, an accusation promptly rejected by the Ukrainian government.[MORE]
Russia withdraws troops from Georgian buffer zones
Russia says it has pulled back all troops from the so-called buffer zone in Georgia.[MORE]
Russia 'begins Georgia pullout'
Russian troops have started pulling back from a buffer zone outside Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region.[MORE]
Georgians celebrate beginning of Russian withdrawal
European Union observers say that they are confident that Russia has begun its withdrawal from Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia.[MORE]
Russia removes checkpoint in first sign of Georgia pullback
EU monitors in Georgia say they have observed the dismantling of a Russian checkpoint near South Ossetia.[MORE]
Medvedev orders security revamp after Georgia blast
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a tightening of security in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region after a bomb blamed by Moscow on Georgian special forces killed eight Russian troops.[MORE]
Georgia blast toll rises to 11
Eleven people including eight Russian soldiers died in a blast in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region on Friday, the separatist regime's interior minister has said.[MORE]
Seven killed in S Ossetia car bomb
Seven Russian soldiers have been killed by a car bomb in the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia.[MORE]
As EU enters Georgia, Russia exhibits trophies of war
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As EU monitors enter Georgia as part of a peace plan, Russia has opened a museum exhibition dealing with the conflict.[MORE]
EU monitors begin patrolling Georgia
European Union monitors are waiting to see if Russian forces abide by a peace deal and allow them into undisputed parts of Georgia. [MORE]
EU monitors begin Georgia mission
European Union cease-fire monitors have entered the buffer zone around Georgia's rebel region of South Ossetia.[MORE]
Russia imposes limits on EU monitors in Georgia
The move to replace Russian troops with more than 200 European Union observers is due to begin in Georgia, as part of an EU-brokered peace plan. [MORE]
