Georgia – South Ossetia crisis timeline – 15 August: comments

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Recalling recession: 10 years on from Russian crisis It is ten years since Russia faced the most devastating economic crisis in its modern history. In August 1998, the government declared a ‘default’ – which meant that the state couldn't pay for its own bonds....

Row escalates over U.S. media bias The South Ossetian family of a 12 year old American girl have renewed their attack on the U.S. TV network which stopped them from telling their story of Georgian aggression on air. The live interview, which has whipped...

Georgia-South Ossetia crisis timeline – 18 August 00:01 GMT – The President of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity, has announced that he’s dissolved the republic’s government.

South Ossetian government dissolved by president The President of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity, has announced that he’s signed a decree concerning the resignation of the republic’s government, according to Lenta.ru information agency.

Gori not badly damaged – UN aid convoy A United Nations aid convoy, entering the Georgian town of Gori, says the buildings there do not appear to be badly damaged.

Russia will start pulling out troops on Monday – Medvedev Russia will begin withdrawing its army from the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone on Monday, according to President Dmitry Medvedev. It means troops will return to the positions they held before the outbreak of fight

South Ossetian refugees strive to go home The reconstruction of the South Ossetian capital is being hindered by mine clearance works, according to Russia's Emergencies Minister Sergey Shoigu, who said it may take weeks to make all the ammunition safe....

Georgian arms found in breakaway Abkhazia Abkhazian military officials claim to have found Georgian arms, despite denials from Tbilisi that its troops ever entered the breakaway region. Abkhazia says the military equipment was left behind when Georgian troops wi

Georgia-South Ossetia crisis timeline – 17 August 20:03 GMT – On Monday Abkhazia is starting to form frontier posts at a border with Georgia in the Kodori Gorge, according to Abkhazian Deputy Defence Minister Harry Kupalba.

Obama & McCain unite over Georgian conflict The U.S. presidential candidates have been weighing in with their opinion of the conflict in Georgia. While Barack Obama and John McCain disagree on almost everything else, they seem to have found common ground in the...

‘We will never give up any part of our territory’ - Saakashvili Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says the country won’t give up “any square kilometre of its territory” in a warning to its breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The comments are in stark...

Russia denies it broke ceasefire The Russian military has said that keeping its troops on Georgian territory is not a breach of the ceasefire agreement. A spokesman said Russian troops were maintaining positions around Gori, but insisted this was only t

Mother spent three days trapped with son’s corpse A South Ossetian woman has told of her horror at being trapped in a basement for three days with dead her son. Taisa Sytnik had no option but to hide in the tiny cellar with the corpse as Georgian troops bombarded the...

South Ossetian people will decide their destiny – OSCE chief South Ossetia's constitutional future must be decided by its people, according to the leader of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

OSCE mission gives ear to refugees in North Ossetia With the continuing humanitarian crisis in the region, a mission from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has visited the Alagir refugee camp in North Ossetia.

Russian peacekeepers to stay in Abkhazia & South Ossetia Russian peacekeepers will not leave the Georgian breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, according to the country’s military. The Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff, Anatoly Nogovitsyn, told the media t

Georgia-South Ossetia crisis timeline – 16 August 23:32 GMT – U.S. President George W. Bush has personally called Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili to express his support to the leadership and people of Georgia.

War moves from battleground to broadcasting studio The South Ossetian conflict managed to dominate the airwaves at a time when viewers should have been hooked on the Olympic Games rather than horrified by images of war. Georgia's PR campaign throughout the conflict has...

Biased broadcast? Moscow accuses U.S. TV of gagging victims’ stories Moscow has accused an American TV network of bias after a channel broke off from a live interview with victims of Georgian violence in South Ossetia. A 12 year old girl and her aunt were describing how Russian soldiers...

Schroeder blames ‘gambler’ Saakashvili for conflict The former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has blamed Georgia for starting the conflict in South Ossetia and described its President as a “gambler”. In an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel,...

Rescuers restore war-hit settlements in South Ossetia While the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali is attempting to return to some kind of normality, there are other locations that have also suffered from the Georgian attack. A number of South Ossetian villages were...

Moscow receives copy of South Ossetia ceasefire plan Russia's Foreign Ministry says Moscow has received a copy of the ceasefire plan for South Ossetia. Earlier, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili signed the French-brokered agreement aimed at bringing stability to the...

Fox News cuts American child for thanking Russian troops A 12-year-old American girl visiting relatives during the conflict in South Ossetia has thanked Russian soldiers for saving her from the Georgian attack. However, America’s Fox News attempted to cut her and her aunt off...

U.S. missile shield aimed at Russia: Medvedev Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he has no doubt the U.S. missile shield is aimed against Russia. He made the statement a day after Poland and the United States signed a preliminary agreement to deploy elements of...

Muscovites give blood in support of South Ossetia Thousands of young Muscovites have gathered at a rally to show their support for South Ossetia and its people. It included a minutes silence to remember those killed in the five-day war.

Merkel and Medvedev split over European peacekeepers The leaders of Russia and Germany have clashed over the role of European peacekeepers in South Ossetia. Speaking after their meeting in Sochi, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel said their presence was vital to maintain

Breakaway republics only trust Russian peacekeepers – Medvedev Russia would welcome an international peacekeeping force in the Georgian breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia – but the people there trust only Russians, said President Medvedev. The Russian...

U.S.’s Iraq plans disrupted by Georgian withdrawal American commanders in Iraq have been faced with a problem over how to plug the gap left by Georgian troops who returned home to fight in South Ossetia. The contingent was the third largest in the coalition after the Uni

Stallone to add punch to Russian vodka American movie star Sylvester Stallone has signed up as the new face of the Russian vodka ‘Russky Led’. The Kommersant newspaper reports that the actor and director will be paid a million dollars for the trouble.

‘Not enough coffins’ as rescuers restore war-torn capital Russian rescuers are continuing to recover bodies from underneath the debris in the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali – with many being buried in backyards without coffins. Doctors are working around the...

Violence in South Ossetia conflict zone is over – Russian military All hostilities in the Georgia-South Ossetia conflict zone have stopped completely, according to the Russian military. Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Anatoly Nogovitsyn, told a media briefing it was a promising start

Yushchenko gives refuge to Saakashvili’s family Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili’s wife and two children are reported to have taken refuge in the Ukraine at the holiday home of its President, Viktor Yushchenko.

Georgia – South Ossetia crisis timeline – 15 August: comments

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