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NATO agrees cautious re-warming of Russia ties

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

OSCE to discuss Georgia-Russia war

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

Saakashvili warns West on Russia ties

TBILISI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to "business as usual" with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August. ...  > full story

Under-fire Saakashvili defends Georgia war

TBILISI, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — President Mikheil Saakashvili on Friday mounted a fresh defense of Georgia's assault on South Ossetia in August, denying accusations Tbilisi had been the aggressor in the disastrous war with Russia that ensued. ...  > full story

Georgia war hearing marred by angry exchanges

TBILISI, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — A Georgian parliament hearing into the country's war with Russia broke up in angry scenes on Tuesday when a commission member threw a pen at Tbilisi's ex-envoy to Moscow after he said Georgia had been the aggressor. ...  > full story

Georgia's Saakashvili marks anniversary under fire

TBILISI, Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili called for unity after war with Russia on the fifth anniversary of the street protests that brought him to power, but instead faced a direct challenge from a former ally. ...  > full story

Shots fired near president convoy on S.Ossetia border

TBILISI, Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Gunfire broke out on Sunday on the South Ossetian de facto border after a convoy carrying the Georgian and Polish presidents approached, forcing them to turn back, officials said. ...  > full story

Bush meets with Russian leader for last time

LIMA, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — George W. Bush held his last meeting as U.S. president with a Russian leader on Saturday, telling Dmitry Medvedev he had worked hard to make it a "cordial relationship" despite difficult disagreements. ...  > full story

U.S., Russian officials wary on NATO-Russia ties

BRUSSELS, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States and Russia on Friday raised doubts about prospects of a fast return to normal ties between NATO and Russia after the Georgian war, despite a European move to restart partnership talks with Moscow next month. ...  > full story

Russia, Georgia start talks seen lasting years

GENEVA, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia and Georgia started talks on Wednesday to resolve tensions over breakaway regions that led to a war in August, and one senior official predicted negotiations could take years. ...  > full story
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