Russia NewsNews on Russia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Russian troops down Georgian drone over S. Ossetia- August 13, 2008 Russian peacekeepers shot down a Georgian unmanned reconnaissance plane over the capital of breakaway South Ossetia on Wednesday, a Defense Ministry official said. "Despite Georgia's assurances that it would end military action, a Georgian unmanned drone was detected over Tskhinvali on Wednesday. ... Russian peacekeepers shot it down," the official said.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/russian-troops-down-georgian-drone-over-s-osseti... Bush rebuking Russia Putin must be splitting his sides- August 13, 2008 Moscow has to take some of the blame. But it is the west's policy of liberal interventionism that has fuelled war in Georgia.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/bush-rebuking-russia-putin-must-be-splitting-his... Russian ship joins NATO anti-terror operation in Mediterranean- August 13, 2008 A Russian Black Sea Fleet warship has joined a NATO-led counter-terror operation in the Mediterranean, the fleet's press service said on Wednesday. "The Ladny a Krivak-class guided missile frigate of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has moored at Akzas Karagac, a Turkish naval base, thus starting its participation in Operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean," the service said.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/russian-ship-joins-nato-anti-terror-operation-in... Saakashvili loses presence of mind- August 13, 2008 President Saakashvili was forced to the ground by over-protective bodyguards during the visit of the French Foreign minister in Tbilisi on Monday. Note that the cameraman's hands didn't shake and he managed to film the panic outburst professionally.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/saakashvili-loses-presence-of-mind?fromrss=1 Stratfor acknowledges Russia defeated US, not Georgian army in South Ossetia- August 12, 2008 The USA acknowledged that Russia had virtually defeated the US, but not the Georgian army in South Ossetia. US instructors have spent four years training the Georgian army for an attack against Russian citizens. The US administration refused to help Saakashvili, because the true goal of the new game in the Caucasus is absolutely different.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/stratfor-acknowledges-russia-defeated-us-not-geo... Russia, France agree on 6 principles to resolve S.Ossetia crisis- August 12, 2008 The presidents of Russia and France agreed Tuesday on six principles to resolve the situation in the Georgian breakaway republic of South Ossetia. "The first is not to resort to the use of force. The second is to halt all military action. The third is free access to humanitarian aid. The fourth is that Georgian Armed Forces should return to their bases. The fifth is that Russian Armed Forces should pull back to their positions prior to combat," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told a news...http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/russia-france-agree-on-6-principles-to-resolve-s... CNN accused of using misleading war footage- August 12, 2008 American broadcaster CNN has been accused of using misleading footage in their coverage of the conflict in South Ossetia. A Russian cameraman says footage of wrecked tanks and ruined buildings, which was purported to be the town of Gori, was in fact the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali. Aleksandr Zhukov, from the Russiya Al-Yaum channel, said: "When we arrived and news came that Gori was being shelled, I saw my footage. I said: that's not Gori! That's Tskhinvali. Having crawled through the...http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/cnn-accused-of-using-misleading-war-footage?from... Top Georgian intelligence officer arrested in Russia- August 12, 2008 Russian security forces have arrested a top Georgian intelligence officer on charges of collecting data on Russian troops in the North Caucasus and breakaway South Ossetia's president, the FSB said on Tuesday The Federal Security Service gave the intelligence officer's surname as Kherksladze, and said the suspect had described himself as the deputy head of Georgia's Foreign Intelligence Service.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/top-georgian-intelligence-officer-arrested-in-ru... Russia's president says operation in Georgia over- August 12, 2008 President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that he had ordered an end to the 'peace enforcement' operation in Georgia, after five days of fighting. "I have made a decision to end the operation to force Georgian authorities to peace," Medvedev said at a meeting with the defense minister and General Staff chief. "The operation has achieved its goal, security for peacekeepers and civilians has been restored. The aggressor was punished, suffering huge losses," Medvedev said. However, he warned...http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/russias-president-says-operation-in-georgia-over... US sends more arms to Georgia - Israeli media- August 11, 2008 The United States is sending fresh supplies of weapons to Georgia from its base in the Jordanian port of Aqabah. That's according to the Israeli newspaper - Maariv. The paper says the US began flying weapons from the transport hub on Saturday. According to Maariv, the US is hiring Russian-made freight planes belonging to UTI Worldwide Inc. to transport arms and ammunition to Georgia. The paper says the Pentagon is redirecting supplies to Tbilisi that were earmarked for Iraq.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/us-sends-more-arms-to-georgia-israeli-media?from... |