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A refugee from the separatist republic of Abkhazia (AFP Photo / Louisa Gouliamaki) 06.08.2009, 09:49

Displaced refugees from Georgian war still unable to return

Georgian nationals who fled Abkhazia after the 1993 war are still being told by their government they will be able to return to their homes. However, Abkhazia has said no return is possible.

Georgian soldiers stand on July 30, 2009 (AFP Photo / Nina Shlamova) 06.08.2009, 08:41 1 comment

“Saakashvili preparing for another war” – deserted Georgian soldier

A soldier who deserted the Georgian army and has now fled to Russia says US instructors are currently training Georgian soldiers for a war – just as they did before Georgia’s assault last year on South Ossetia.

03.08.2009, 18:20

‘August war in South Ossetia closed NATO doors to Georgia’

Right after the August conflict in South Ossetia last year, it was clear that Georgia will not become a NATO member while Saakashvili is in power, said Dmitry Babich, a political analyst from the RIA Novosti News Agency.

Sergey Lavrov 05.08.2009, 15:35 2 comments

Saakashvili is a failed ideological project – Lavrov

As the anniversary of the deadly Georgian attack on South Ossetia approaches, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shared his view on the conflict and its consequences for Georgia, Russia, and the world.

09.08.2009, 11:32

Tears amongst the ashes: Ossetia’s mourning continues

According to the Russian Prosecutor’s office, the Georgian attack last August killed 162 Ossetians and wounded 250. For people who lost relatives in the attack, the grieving continues.

Sukhumi 1992 09.08.2009, 09:29

“Georgia’s aggression was inevitable” – Abkhazian President

Had Georgia achieved its plans to subdue South Ossetia, Abkhazia could have been the next target, Abkhazian President Sergey Bagapsh told RT in an exclusive interview.

26.08.2009, 22:19 8 comments

“Saakashvili did something very stupid and very wicked in attacking Tskhinvali”

“Russia, I suppose, had to respond to that [Georgian assault], but the way it responded… was devastating to its image,” says Donald Rayfield, professor of Georgian and Russian Studies at the University of London.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gestures while delivering a speech while visiting the Russian military base in Gudauta on August 8, 2010  (AFP Photo / RIA Novosti / Kremlin Pool / Dmitry Astakhov) 08.08.2010, 19:27 3 comments

“Recognition of Abkhazia and S. Ossetia prevented bloodbath” – Medvedev

During his visit to Abkhazia, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev met with Russian tourists and discussed the 2008 Georgian-South Ossetian war and Russia’s subsequent recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with them.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov 29.04.2010, 19:57 6 comments

Russia knows solution for European problem - Lavrov

The equal, indivisible and guaranteed security of all states should become a real thing instead of being just an attractive motto, Russia’s foreign minister told a PACE plenary session.

09.08.2009, 16:43 1 comment

We were Saakashvili’s next target – Abkhazia

Church services to commemorate the victims of the war in South Ossetia are held in Abkhazia. Many in the Republic think that if Georgia had achieved its plan to crush South Ossetia, they would have been the next target.

Wages of war

Published: 07 August, 2009, 17:31


A Georgian woman cries at the grave of a Georgian soldier AFP Photo / Vano Shalamov

On the anniversary of the war in South Ossetia, victims of the conflict are being mourned on both sides of the border. But in Georgia the feeling of sadness is accompanied by anger at the country’s leadership.

 
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