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China cannot back Russia in Georgia crisis: analysts
Beijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2008China will not endorse Russia in its battle with the West over the Georgia crisis but cannot say so publicly for fear of upsetting Moscow, political analysts say. Since the Georgia crisis began -- culminating in Moscow recognising the independence of two secessionist regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia -- China's reaction has been subdued. It has expressed concern over the issue but has ... more NATO Has No Moral Right To Judge As Putin Assails US Over Georgia 
Moscow (AFP) Aug 29, 2008NATO has repeatedly ignored the United Nations and international law and has "no moral right" to judge Russia for its decision to recognise two rebel Georgian regions, the Russian foreign ministry said Friday. "In recent years, NATO has on several occasions, demonstratively, ignored the UN charter and other norms of international law," foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said. ... more Russian Incursion Could Speed NATO Integration As Finland Eyes Membership 
Bled, Slovenia (AFP) Aug 30, 2008Russia's incursion into Georgia could speed up the integration of the former Soviet republic into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Georgian vice prime minister Giorgi Baramidze said Saturday. "I would not be surprised if this (integration) process would be going even quicker," following Russia's decision to send troops into the rebel Georgian region of South Ossetia, Baramidze ... more Russia to boost military ties with Tajikistan 
Dushanbe (AFP) Aug 29, 2008Russia and ex-Soviet Tajikistan are to boost military ties, the two countries said in a statement Friday after talks between President Dmitry Medvedev and Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon. "Russia and Tajikistan intend to strengthen military cooperation in future in order to guarantee national and regional security," said the joint statement, released after the talks in the Tajik capital ... more ISS Orbit Adjusted To Dodge Space Junk 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 29, 2008The International Space Station's orbit has been adjusted to avoid a cluster of space garbage, Russia's Mission Control Center (MCC) said on Thursday. "Information on a possible collision was received from Russian and American services...and was used by the MCC specialists to perform calculations for an ISS orbit adjustment," mission control said. It said that the engines of the ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2008 The effective use of decades-old Russian T-72 Main Battle Tanks in the brief Georgia conflict again shows how supposedly obsolete weapons can still play a potent and even decisive role in modern war. The Russian army did not rely exclusively on its 30-year-old T-72s. State-of-the-art T-90 Main Battle Tanks were also identified during Russia's brief but highly effective five-day drive in ... more US mulls scrapping nuclear pact with Russia 
Washington (AFP) Aug 28, 2008The White House said Thursday that it was considering scrapping a US-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation pact in response to Moscow's actions in Georgia. "I don't think there's anything to announce yet, but I know that that is under discussion," spokeswoman Dana Perino said when asked whether Washington might drop the May 6 accord over the conflict in the former Soviet republic. ... more NATO denies Black Sea naval build-up 
Brussels (AFP) Aug 28, 2008NATO rebuffed Thursday Russian accusations that it was building up naval forces in the Black Sea, as the waters became a new source of tensions linked to the conflict in Georgia. "There is no NATO naval build up in the Black Sea as Russian authorities are claiming in the media," alliance spokeswoman Carmen Romero said, after Moscow warned that it would respond. The alliance said that ... more Analysis: Azerbaijan loses in Ossetia 
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2008 If the five-day Georgian-Russian conflict proved nothing else, it shattered the complacency of Western investors who believed that Georgia offered a reliable route for the transit of Caspian energy, as well as the naive beliefs of Bush administration officials, who, while chanting "Happiness is multiple pipelines," schemed that any such corridors would bypass both Russia and Iran. ... more |
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College Park, Md. (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 Russia's invasion of Georgia should compel the United States and Europe to alter their policies of economic engagement to promote democracy. After the Cold War, the United States and Europe sought to integrate Russia, China and their satellites into the Western market economy. Policymakers believed this would encourage democracy, human rights and a peaceful demeanor toward their ... more Walker's World: The price of Putin 
Paris (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 The extraordinary European summit to be convened Monday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy is intended to agree on a common policy toward Russia in the wake of its short, sharp war with Georgia. Given the divisions of interest between those who depend on Russian oil and gas and those more concerned with a resurgence of Russian bullying, only optimists think it is likely to succeed. ... more Russian show of force complicates Georgia's NATO ambitions 
Brussels (AFP) Aug 27, 2008Russia's show of force in the Caucasus has vastly complicated Georgia's efforts to join NATO but the military alliance remains determined not to cave in to Moscow, experts say. NATO allies have rallied behind Tbilisi and called on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to reverse his decision on Tuesday to recognise two rebel Georgian regions. But they have been cautious about talking up its ... more Russia slams West, looks to China for support
Dushanbe (AFP) Aug 27, 2008Russia on Wednesday lashed out against Western criticism of its actions in Georgia as President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the situation in the Caucasus with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao. "The Russian president informed his Chinese colleague about the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia," Kremlin spokeswoman Natalya Timakova said after the talks, referring to two Georgian rebel region ... more
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