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‘Jews will come back to S. Ossetia’ The Jewish quarter in South Ossetia’s capital Tskhinval is the oldest of all the national communities there, but it was ruined as long ago as 1991 due to Georgian aggression, said Zinovy Kogan, head of Congress of...

Medvedev lashes out at gold producers President Dmitry Medvedev has hit out at Russia's gold producers for not being efficient enough.

Medvedev wants more energy for export Russia is ready to invest in the development of energy and fuel resources in the country’s Far East and plans to export part of it, President Medvedev has announced while touring the region.

No deer in Medvedev’s entourage While visiting Russia’s most north-easterly region of Chukotka, with its former Governor Roman Abramovich, President Dmitry Medvedev made a run to see the deer. RT tracks his adventures in the process.

German journalists chronicle South Ossetian war The respected German news weekly, Spiegel, has released the results of its own investigation into the war in South Ossetia. It asked the question: who’s to blame? And then asked its journalists in both Georgia and Russi

No more ‘iron curtain’ – Medvedev The conflict in the Caucasus was provoked by NATO, Russia's President said at a meeting of representatives from non-governmental organisations at the Kremlin on Friday. But Dmitry Medvedev said Russia wouldn’t let anyone

Paralympic heroes greeted by president Russia’s triumphant Paralympic team are back home from Beijing. President Dmitry Medvedev met them in the Grand Kremlin Palace to praise their achievements and show support.

RT photo report from post-war Tskhinval RT cameraman Semyon Khorunzhy went to the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinval shortly after the war finished. In this exclusive photographic record, he reveals daily life in a city almost ruined as a result of the...

Tshinval tragedy: eyewitness testimonies South Ossetians who survived the bombing in August, 2008 will never forget the terrible days they had to go through. And the children who saw the death of their loved ones will not remain children, they were forced to gr

Punishing Russia is senseless – Medvedev Russia doesn't want to be isolated or to take part in a new arms race, but it's also not afraid of any sanctions that Western countries may impose following the war in South Ossetia. President Dmitry Medvedev made the st

Georgian aggression: chronology of war About 7 PM on August 7, 2008 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said live on TV: “Let's stop the escalation and begin negotiations – direct, multilateral, what else. Let us give peace and dialogue a chance”. Saakashv

We did everything right, and I'm proud of it – Medvedev President Medvedev revealed in a frank talk with members of the Valdai Discussion club how news of war in South Ossetia came to him, why Russia will not deal with drug-addicted Georgian president Saakashvili, what George

South Ossetia and Georgia: historic roots of the conflict The history between Georgia and South Ossetia shows that the inhumane military aggression from the Georgian side in August of 2008 has profound historic grounds. Over the centuries the anti-Ossetian policy of the...

Human rights activists: exact war victims number still disputed The first reports about the number of victims came on August, 8 from the President of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity, who claimed a figure of 1400. The following evening, 9, Russian ambassador to Georgia Vyacheslav...

New victims of South Ossetian war identified New names of South Ossetian victims of the 5 day war with Georgia were made public. Here is the list:

A war of annihilation An inquest has shown that aggressors were attempting to erase South Ossetia from the face of the Earth, an investigator has told “Rossiyskaya Newspaper”.

Khodorkovsky: Medvedev had no other choice The Russian President had little choice but to react the way he did after Georgia tried to use force to retake the breakaway region of South Ossetia in August, says former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Tskhinval is 70% destroyed – South Ossetia’s Prosecutor General Georgian troops have virtually fulfilled their aim of destroying Tskhinval – the city is 70 per cent destroyed and according to the current estimations more than 3,500 people suffered, Taimuraz Khugaev, South Ossetia’s P

Public Investigation Commission on War Crimes in South Ossetia Public Investigation Commission on War Crimes in South Ossetia and Civilian Victims Aid was created on August 12, 2008. By August 13 members of the commission were in Ossetia. The aims of the Commission are to give an un

Media verdict - Medvedev-Sarkozy meeting a success Monday's meeting between Russian and French Presidents and the EU delegation in Moscow has attracted a lot of media attention. Online editions of world newspapers have given analysis of the summit’s outcome and its...

Revealed: the bias of Western NGOs in South Ossetia A senior Russian human rights official has spoken out against attempts by Western NGOs to downplay the number of casualties in the 5-day battle for Tskhinval. Public Chamber member and Director of the Moscow Human Rights

Witnesses reveal 'Georgian atrocities' The Russian General Prosecutor’s Office has provided non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with the first details from the inquiry into alleged war crimes by Georgian forces in South Ossetia between August 7 and 12.

“Worse than Stalingrad” – Tskhinval resident Western journalists are professional, but when covering events in South Ossetia, they feel distrust. It’s connected with Russia’s Soviet past, which often becomes fear, says Elena Zelinskaya, a member of the public inves

Help and contacts info in South Ossetia Here in one place you can find all possible contacts to obtain information about relatives and others lost in the South Ossetian conflict. South Ossetia needs the help of all those ready to give it.

First victims of Ossetian War identified A complete list of all the victims of the conflict is not yet available as information is still being collected by South Ossetian authorities. The following are the names, dates of birth, causes of death and burial...

Common sense prevailed in Brussels - Medvedev In an interview with the Euronews TV channel, Dmitry Medvedev said he regretted Europe’s lack of understanding about why Russia acted in South Ossetia. However, Russia's President said common sense prevailed at the...

Medvedev: Unipolarity is unacceptable Russia's President says his decision to recognise the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia won't change. Here's what Dmitry Medvedev had to say in an interview with Russia's main television stations.

Medvedev hosts Russian Olympic heroes Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has met the national Olympic team in the Kremlin in Moscow following their recent return from Beijing. He said he believes Russians can achieve even higher results.

World press split over Medvedev’s move The events in the Caucasus have again fallen under the spotlight in the world’s media, with a mixture of reactions among journalists, although all agree the situation is complicated.

Russia recognises Abkhazian & South Ossetian independence Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed decrees, formally recognising the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He says the military conflict in South Ossetia has killed every hope for the peaceful co-existenc

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