Tag: Georgia
Russia accuses Georgia of genocide
The head of a Russian prosecutors' investigative committee into the August war with Georgia said that the probe had found evidence of "genocide" by Tblisi against the people of South Ossetia.[MORE]
Russia sinks Georgian OSCE mission
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says it will start shutting down its mission in Georgia on January 1 after Russia blocked a proposal to extend it in a stand-off over the status of the breakaway South Ossetia region.[MORE]
Russian troops move back into disputed village: Georgia
Georgian police say hundreds of Russian troops have moved into a disputed village near South Ossetia.[MORE]
Russian general admits 'serious shortfalls' in Georgia war
Russia's military suffered "serious shortfalls" in its August conflict with Georgia, a top general said, promising to fix the problems as part of a broad reform of the armed forces.[MORE]
Ukraine, Georgia's NATO bid suffers setback
Ukraine and Georgia's hopes of joining NATO have suffered a setback, with the military alliance saying both countries still are not where they need to be.[MORE]
NATO agrees return to high-level talks with Russia
NATO has agreed to gradually resume high-level talks with Russia, which were frozen over its war with Georgia in August, alliance Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said.[MORE]
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]
