BRUSSELS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — NATO agreed on Tuesday to gradually resume contacts with Russia suspended after Moscow's intervention in Georgia, and put off a decision on putting Ukraine and Georgia on formal membership tracks. ... > full story
HELSINKI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Europe's main security and human rights body will this week discuss problems lingering since the war it failed to prevent between Russia and Georgia and consider calls by Moscow for a new European security pact. ... > full story
HAVANA, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday as Moscow rebuilt ties with its Cold War ally during a trip to expand its political and economic reach in Latin America. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia's military said on Friday it had intensified efforts to develop new ballistic missiles in response to U.S. plans to deploy an anti-missile system in Europe and Russia's navy test fired a new generation rocket. ... > full story
HAVANA, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia welcomes a decision by the U.S. government to back away from granting fast-track NATO membership to ex-Soviet republics Georgia and Ukraine at the alliance's summit later this month, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. ... > full story
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured a Russian warship visiting Venezuela's Caribbean on Thursday, a boost for President Hugo Chavez's mission to weaken U.S. influence in Latin America. ... > full story
HAVANA, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — If Russian President Dmitry Medvedev needs reminding of how times have changed when he visits Cold War ally Cuba on Thursday, he should look no further than Moscow's old Lourdes intelligence base in Havana. ... > full story
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called on Wednesday for the first summit of major emerging market countries known as BRICs in Russia next year. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia's upper house of parliament gave its assent on Wednesday to constitutional amendments extending the presidential term from four to six years. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — NATO will probably not offer membership to Ukraine and Georgia for years to come, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday before an alliance meeting next week that is expected to discuss the issue. ... > full story
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Georgian president defends war decisions Dec. 1, 2008 (FindLaw) — Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on Friday defended the decisions made in the run-up to the August war with Russia, telling a parliamentary ...
Georgians May Need Visas to Visit S. Ossetia Nov. 27, 2008 (Moscow Times) — Georgians may soon need visas to visit South Ossetia, the object of Georgia's five-day war with Russia in August, as the separatist region ...
Damaged Bridges Separate Georgians, Russians Nov. 26, 2008 (NPR) — Three months ago, the former Soviet republic of Georgia fought and lost a war against Russia. Soon after, the two Russian-backed breakaway regions ...
Georgian row over origins of war Nov. 26, 2008 (BBC News) — A former Georgian ambassador has caused uproar in Georgia by saying his country, not Russia, started August's war over South Ossetia. . Erosi ...
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