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South Ossetia frees Georgian soldiers Four Georgian soldiers detained on Monday night in South Ossetia have been released. The four men were accused of taking part in a reconnaissance mission in advance of an attack on the breakaway region. One of those arre

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Victor Linnik - Czech Republic and U.S. sign radar base agreement Russia's spared no effort to avoid this unfortunate development, says political analyst Victor Linnik. In his opinion, the positioning of AMD bases in Eastern Europe is to detect what Russian strategic activities might...

Jan Tamas - Czech Republic and U.S. sign radar base agreement “The government has made clear its intention is to make sure that the U.S. Star Wars radar is placed in our country. So this signing is just an approval of these intentions,” said Jan Tamas, Head of the ‘No...

Aleksandr Pikayev - Czech Republic and U.S. sign radar base agreement Aleksandr Pikayev, political analyst from the Institute of World Economy and International Relations said the vote in the Czech Parliament could split the governing coalition and cost the government ministers their...

Jan Majicek - Czech Republic and U.S. sign radar base agreement An activist from the “No to the Base” group, Jan Majicek, pledged they will continue their protests. “For us nothing is changed by the signing of this treaty,” he said.

Viktor Mizin - Czech Republic and U.S. sign radar base agreement If the issue of AMD is not solved between Russia and the U.S. with the current American administration, the new president of the U.S., whether Republican or Democratic, may revise its position on radars and launch sites...

Victor Kremenyuk - Czech Republic and U.S. sign radar base agreement The move is not a big surprise for Russian policy makers, and now it's high time for them to thing what to do next, says Deputy Director of the Institute of USA and Canada, Victor Kremenyuk.

Irina Kobrinskaya - Czech Republic and U.S. sign radar base agreement Irina Kobrinskaya, a political analyst from the Moscow-based Institute of World economy and International relations, says the earlier postponement of AMD by Poland is a sign that this is a an all-European security...

Aleksey Arbatov - Czech Republic and U.S. sign radar base agreement The Czech Government should first of all consult its people and hold a referendum on the deployment of the bases, as the Czech people don't feel the threat of Iran, rather they feel the threat of aggravating relations...

Georgian military detained in South Ossetia South Ossetian police have confirmed four people in Georgian military uniform – a colonel, two sergeants and a corporal – were detained in the breakaway republic. One of them was wearing the...

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Ukraine police disperse anti-NATO protesters In Odessa Ukrainian police have dispersed protesters in tents who were demonstrating against the Sea Breeze 2008 joint military exercise involving NATO troops. Two people were reportedly taken to hospital.

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