Russia NewsNews on Russia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net."Gori in ruins" You decide- August 15, 2008 Russia's ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin has dismissed media reports that the Georgian city of Gori is "in ruins." He called the allegations a "disinformation campaign" and pointed to the fact that Russian peacekeepers have in fact performed a humanitarian mission there. The Russian military says it has been organising aid for locals who have remained in the city, and maintaining order on the ground to prevent looting. People say they feel safer because the Russian soldiers protect them...http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/gori-in-ruins-you-decide?fromrss=1 Vladimir Putin's mastery checkmates the West- August 14, 2008 Russia has been biding its time, but its victory in Georgia has been brutal - and brillianthttp://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/vladimir-putins-mastery-checkmates-the-west?from... This is a tale of US expansion not Russian aggression- August 14, 2008 War in the Caucasus is as much the product of an American imperial drive as local conflicts. It's likely to be a taste of things to comehttp://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/this-is-a-tale-of-us-expansion-not-russian-aggre... Japan interested in oil projects in north-east Russia- August 14, 2008 Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) has said it plans to join oil deposit exploration and development in the Republic of Yakutia in north-east Russia, the republic's administration said Thursday.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/japan-interested-in-oil-projects-in-north-east-r... Russian NATO envoy rails at military alliance, West over Georgia- August 14, 2008 The West's stance on the situation in Georgia is certain to affect Russia's relations with NATO, Moscow's ambassador to the North Atlantic organization said on Thursday. Dmitry Rogozin also accused Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili of war crimes and a number of Western media of complicity. "Our relations with the alliance cannot but be affected after Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer failed to say a word about the victims of the attack. Not a single word has been uttered in condemnation of the...http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/russian-nato-envoy-rails-at-military-alliance-we... Saakashvili forgets about his people in media fever- August 14, 2008 Over the last few days Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili has thrown much of his effort into convincing the wider world that Georgia was the victim, not the instigator, of the military conflict in South Ossetia. But it seems the president has taken his eye off what's going on at home - a place where some of his own people now have nowhere to go.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/saakashvili-forgets-about-his-people-in-media-fe... U.S. to take control of Georgian ports-Saakashvili- August 13, 2008 President George W. Bush's pledge to send aid to Georgia means that the U.S. military will take control of the ex-Soviet state's ports and airports, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Wednesday. But the Pentagon denied it planned any such action to proceed with deliveries of humanitarian aid.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/u-s-to-take-control-of-georgian-ports-saakashvil... Georgia-Russia Shaky Cease Fire- August 13, 2008 Russia responded angrily to President Bush's harsh words this morning about their handling of the situation in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, where Russian and Georgian troops have been fighting since last week. "We understand that this current Georgian leadership is a special project of the United States, but one day the United States will have to choose between defending its prestige over a virtual project or real partnership which requires joint action," Lavrov said.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/georgia-russia-shaky-cease-fire?fromrss=1 Four Russian naval ships return to Crimea from Abkhazia coast- August 13, 2008 Four Russian ships have returned from waters off Abkhazia to their Black Sea Fleet base in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, a crewman said on Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry in Ukraine, from whom Russia rents the Sevastopol base, said on Sunday that it could ban Russian ships involved in the conflict from entering the port. Former Black Sea Fleet commander Vladimir Komoyedov said the Ukrainian warning was nothing but another provocation.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/sailor-says-4-russian-ships-return-to-crimea-fro... Moscow says some 70 Russian soldiers killed in S.Ossetia- August 13, 2008 A top Russian military official said on Wednesday that 74 Russian military personnel died during recent fighting with Georgian troops in breakaway South Ossetia. Wednesday was declared a day of mourning in Russia. During the subsequent Russian military operation to force Georgian troops out of the de facto independent republic and to reinforce its peacekeepers, Moscow sent some 10,000 troops and several hundred armored vehicles into the area.http://www.topix.net/world/russia/2008/08/moscow-says-some-70-russian-soldiers-killed-in-s... |