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Russia ready to ditch NATO – Medvedev President Medvedev says Russia is ready to break off relations with NATO if necessary. His comments came after a meeting with Russia's ambassador to the alliance, Dmitry Rogozin. NATO has been highly critical of Russia’s

Kyrgyzstan mourns plane crash victims Kyrgyzstan has announced that Tuesday will be a day of mourning for the victims of Sunday's plane crash. Sixty-eight people were killed out of the 90 on board. The Boeing 737 crashed whilst attempting an emergency landin

Democrats aim for unity at Denver convention Thousands of U.S. democrats have gathered for the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. The four-day event will see Senator Barack Obama formally nominated for president.

Russia ready to break off relations with NATO – Medvedev President Medvedev has said that Russia is ready to break off its relations with NATO if necessary. His comments came after a meeting with Russia's ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, at the port of Sochi.

Georgians raise tension in conflict zone South Ossetian authorities say Georgian troops and police have been building up in close-to-border villages on the Georgian side on Sunday. Moreover, at weekend Georgian sabotage groups have fired on several settlements

The story of a short but bloody war The conflict in the region has forced South Ossetia and Abkhazia to once again call on the world to officially recognise their separation from Tbilisi.

South Ossetia and Abkhazia to follow in Kosovo's footsteps? After Kosovo declared independence in February this year, Russia warned that other breakaway regions would follow suit. It now seems that the Pandora's box has been opened.

South Ossetia’s hopes for independence stronger than ever For more than a decade, South Ossetians have had de-facto independence and many in the Georgian breakaway republic hope the conflict will strengthen their quest for independence and that it will be recognised by the worl

Georgia plans to attack Abkhazia – Russia Russia has information that Georgia is planning a military attack on Abkhazia to seize the capital Sukhumi, the Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff, Colonel General Anatoly Nogovitsyn, told a media briefing in Mosc

Men face discrimination at BBC - Paxman A BBC journalist claims white middle-class men face discrimination at the BBC. The presenter of BBC2's Newsnight programme, Jeremy Paxman, named several senior women executives, including BBC Vision director Jana...

RT interview with Kirill Bessonov. Part 6 Russia’s State Duma is considering Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s claims for independence, after the Upper Chamber unanimously backed them on Monday. A political analyst from the Moscow News newspaper, Kirill Bessonov,...

RT interview with Kirill Bessonov. Part 5 Russia’s State Duma is considering Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s claims for independence, after the Upper Chamber unanimously backed them on Monday. A political analyst from the Moscow News newspaper, Kirill Bessonov,...

RT interview with Kirill Bessonov. Part 4 Russia’s State Duma is considering Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s claims for independence, after the Upper Chamber unanimously backed them on Monday. A political analyst from the Moscow News newspaper, Kirill Bessonov,...

RT interview with Kirill Bessonov. Part 3 Russia’s State Duma is considering Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s claims for independence, after the Upper Chamber unanimously backed them on Monday. A political analyst from the Moscow News newspaper, Kirill Bessonov,...

RT interview with Kirill Bessonov. Part 2 Russia’s State Duma is considering Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s claims for independence, after the Upper Chamber unanimously backed them on Monday. A political analyst from the Moscow News newspaper, Kirill Bessonov,...

Plane crash kills 68 in Kyrgyzstan A passenger jet has crashed after take-off in Kyrgyzstan, killing 68 people. The Boeing 737 was on its way to Iran when it came down close to the capital Bishkek. Local authorities say 22 people survived, including the c

Russian MPs to consider Abkhazia’s independence appeal Russia's State Duma and Federation Council are due to discuss the status of Abkhazia on Monday. The Moscow session follows a gathering in the republic's capital, Sukhumi.

Conflict gives way to rebuilding Humanitarian and diplomatic efforts were stepped up this week after the five-day conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia. Officials in the breakaway republic report that more than 100 bodies have been identified so fa

Train blast in Georgia A train has been destroyed in an explosion near a Georgian military base at Skra, eight kilometres from the city of Gori. According to the Georgian Interior Ministry it ran over a mine. Meanwhile it is reported that Geor

U.S. using NATO to pressurise Europe Russia has suspended military co-operation with NATO and recalled its ambassador to the organisation to discuss what Moscow sees as a biased response to the South Ossetian conflict. A Russian draft resolution aimed at se

Arms dump explosions rock South Ossetian capital A series of strong explosions have shaken the area around the Emergencies Ministry in the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali. According to reports, the blasts happened at an ammunitions dump storing military equipment...

‘Human rights were violated’ in Ossetia – European watchdog Europe’s top human rights official has arrived in war-ravaged South Ossetia on a fact-finding mission. Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg from the Council of Europe Human is being accompanied by his Russian counterpart Vladi

Georgian diaspora condemns Saakashvili Mikhail Saakashvili has made members of the Georgian community in Moscow say they're ashamed of their president, but they hope that the friendship between Russian and Georgian people will not be irreparably damaged.

Russian peacekeepers to patrol security zones in Ossetia The withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia has been completed in line with the plan aimed at settling the conflict in South Ossetia, according to military officials. The pact, worked out by the Russian and French pres

Russian troops complete Georgia withdrawal The final Russian troops assisting peacekeepers in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone completed their withdrawal on Friday, according to a Defence Ministry spokesman. Peacekeepers forces will remain in South Osset

Defence Ministry Press Briefing 23/3/08 In Saturday's press briefing Russia's Deputy General Staff Anaytoly Nogovitsyn confirmed that Russian troops assisting peacekeepers in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone had fully completed their withdrawal.

Don’t ‘destroy everything’ warns Russia’s NATO rep Russia’s envoy to NATO has returned to Moscow for high-level talks on the country's future co-operation with the alliance. Dmitry Rogozin said decisions made under emotional pressure often have unforeseen consequences.

Five Russian sailors among hostages of Somali pirates A German ship, whose crew is reported to include three Russians, and a Japanese ship, whose crew incudes two Russians, are among three ships hijacked by Somali pirates on one day. The other ship is said to be Iranian.

Georgian attack on South Ossetia counted on Russia’s staying out Georgian military miscalculated Russia’s reaction to their attack on South Ossetia and though Russia would not intervene, according to Georgia’s Deputy Defence Minister.

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