After Georgia; Russia and the West.(The West's newly troubled relationship...

The Economist (US);  August 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ......heated discussion about Russia's push into Georgia that took place between...Saakashvili's actions have made Georgia's path longer and steeper. Once Russian troops go, the anger of...they were ready. Both Russia and Georgia were left itching for...

Russia Slaps Georgia With Sanctions

AP Online;  October 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ...TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia released four Russian officers whose arrest on...on a bill that could bar Georgians living in Russia from cabling money home...officials say about 300,000 Georgians live in Russia; some estimates put the...

Armenia Fears Russia Blockade of Georgia

AP Online;  October 7, 2006 ;     628 words ......What about dozens like me?" Russia and Georgia have been locked in a bitter...of Armenia's goods travel to Russia via Georgia since neighboring Turkey and...Kokobalian said. Relations between Russia and Georgia have been strained since Georgian...

Russia Suspends All Georgia Transport

AP Online;  October 3, 2006 ;     365 words ......considered its home turf. Georgia still hosts unwanted Russia troops on its soil, and...maintain the blockade on Georgia. Russia's Defense Minister Sergei...new bill that could bar Georgians living in Russia from cabling money home...

Georgia severs ties with Russia

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  August 30, 2008 ;     434 words ......diplomatic break will require Georgia and Russia to negotiate through third...before the war. Trade between Russia and Georgia is also minimal, following...fraction of foreign investment in Georgia comes from Russia, while a Russian ban on direct...

Anti-Georgia Campaign Heats Up in Russia

AP Online;  October 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ......speaking specifically about Georgia. Russia slapped a transport and postal...reporters in Tallinn, Estonia, that Georgia and Russia should step up dialogue to...has stopped issuing visas to Georgians. "In Russia, the patriotic campaign has...

Georgia's Bid to Join NATO Is a Political Casualty of War; The military...

U.S. News & World Report;  August 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ......peace in the face of Russian demands that Georgia's American-backed President...gone differently if Georgia were part of NATO? Russia might not have acted...and others add, had Georgia's NATO bid not been pushed off. Russia saw this as a green...

Georgia expects better relations with Russia: ambassador

Xinhua News Agency;  January 6, 2004 ;     547 words ......MOSCOW, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Georgian ambassador to Russia Zurab Abashidze expressed...that bilateral ties between Georgia and Russia will enter a new era under...history, but in the history of Georgian-Russian relations," the Georgian...

Russia's gains in Georgia may leave it more isolated.(WORLD)

The Christian Science Monitor;  August 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the West is learning in Georgia. On Monday, Russia's parliament voted unanimously...China has openly supported Russia's action in Georgia. Isolation may not resonate...Affairs, affirms that the Georgia conflict has isolated Russia. The big minus is something...

Georgia says cutting ties with Russia its only choice

Xinhua News Agency;  August 31, 2008 ;     289 words ......citizens. Saakashvili set Russian troop withdrawal from Georgia as a precondition for...parliament has declared Russian troops in Georgia as "occupying forces...formulate a response to the Georgia-Russia conflict. U.S. Vice President...

Russia Recalls Envoy to Georgia; Move Follows Officers' Arrests On Spy...

The Washington Post;  September 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......into the NATO alliance. Georgia also accuses Russia of supporting two breakaway...latest example of an anti-Russian policy." Georgian officials continued to...their families living in Georgia and advising Russian citizens not to travel...

Russia Suspends Georgia Transport Links

AP Online;  October 3, 2006 ;     624 words ......said Monday it encouraged Russia and Georgia to take steps to "de-escalate...a new bill that could bar Georgians living in Russia from cabling money home...and in the end will hurt Russia itself," Georgia's Foreign Ministry said...

Georgia and Russia can avoid war - if the West helps.(OPINION)(Viewpoint...

The Christian Science Monitor;  June 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ......located separatist region in Georgia. Russia borders the region to the north...eastern Black Sea region. If Georgia and Russia can avoid military confrontation...and entry into NATO. But, if Russia and Georgia continue as they have, it could...

Putin's folly; Russia and Georgia.(Russia threatens Georgia)(Brief...

The Economist (US);  September 21, 2002 ;     565 words ......taken place, say the Georgians, and Russians have been hinting darkly...turmoil caused by a Russian attack, the leadership of Georgia were to change hands...also a huge flaw in Russia's argument. If the Georgian state functions less...

Analysis: Russia's reaction to possible stepped-up US presence in Georgia

NPR All Things Considered;  February 27, 2002 ;     606 words ......outstanding issues between Georgia and Russia which have emerged over the past few years. Georgia accuses Russia of supporting separatist...NATO. It has tried to close Russian military bases in Georgia. So there is a long history...