MOSCOW - Russia heightened tensions with Georgia Tuesday by warning that it will detain Georgian ships entering the territorial waters of Abkhazia, a breakaway province allied with Moscow, news agencies reported. Russia recognized Abkhazia and South
BARVIKHA, Russia - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday recognized the pro-Russian rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, a rare boost to the Kremlin's campaign for their international acceptance. President Dmitr
BARVIKHA, Russia - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday said his country has recognized the independence of Georgian separatist regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia, a boost to Russia which had been almost alone in recognizing them. We will s
WASHINGTON - The United States will resume a combat training mission in the republic of Georgia to prepare Georgian troops for counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan, a U.S. Defense Department official said on Thursday. Georgia wants to be par
MOSCOW, Aug. 12 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin traveled to the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Wednesday and pledged to strengthen military presence there, defying U.S. and European objections amid simmering tensions in the region.Speaking
TBILISI, Georgia - Authorities in the separatist Georgian region of South Ossetia said Saturday that two mortar shells had fired into the territory from Georgia proper, and Russia quickly warned that it might retaliate. Georgia denied the claim and
TBILISI, Georgia, July 23 Vice President Biden on Thursday urged to withdraw its troops from Georgian territory in one of the Obama administration's toughest criticisms of the Kremlin, telling a room of Georgian refugee children that Russia used a
TBILISI, Georgia, July 23 -- Vice President Biden put off a request from Georgia for new defensive weapons on Thursday and told the nation's leaders they would never be able to use military means to recover territories lost in last year's war with ,
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