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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.

A Georgian woman cries at the grave of a Georgian soldier AFP Photo / Vano Shalamov 07.08.2009, 17:31

Wages of war

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.

01.05.2009, 04:39 1 comment

Russian guards to keep borders of Abkhazia, S. Ossetia

Russia will now guard the borders South Ossetia and Abkhazia, but even with the new measures, fear remains that war may return to the conflict-torn countries who won their independence less than a year ago.

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.

Residents of Tskhinvali celebrate the recognition of South Ossetian independence / AFP Photo // Viktor Drachev 07.08.2009, 15:34

New states need decades to be recognized

South Ossetia is calling on the UN, the EU and the OSCE to recognize its independence along with that of Abkhazia.

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.

A Russian tank drives through a Roksky tunnel as it heads to the South Ossetian conflict zone, in Nizur on August 9, 2008. AFP Photo / Kazbek Basaev 08.08.2009, 14:31 4 comments

South Ossetia: stuck between a rock and a hard place?

S.Ossetia will always depend on the more populated Russia’s N.Ossetia, as well as Georgia, due to its geographical location, which is in the middle of the Georgian territory, says journalist and author Thomas De Waal.

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.

Tears amongst the ashes: Ossetia’s mourning continues

Published: 09 August, 2009, 11:32


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.

 
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