Russia Blog presents up-to-date news, facts and commentary on the state of events in Russia and the former Soviet Union. The blog is managed by Yuri Mamchur, Director of Discovery Institute's Real Russia Project and a composer in his spare time. The blog is edited by Charles Ganske. ...
Follow news of the Russia-Georgia conflict as its develops with the Newswire headlines on the top left side of this website. Russian tanks surge into South Ossetia to protect Russia's citizens and peacekeepers, after the Georgian Army attacked the region this week. Georgia has claimed South Ossetia is part of its territory since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev : "In accordance with the constitution and federal law, I, as president of Russia, am obliged to protect the lives and dignity of Russian citizens wherever they are located. We won't allow the deaths of our compatriots to go unpunished." Russian Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin : "War has started after a well-planned invasion." Putin appealed to world leaders for help. Spokesman for President George W. Bush : "Russia and Georgia should cease hostilities and hold talks to end the conflict." Russia Blog: Our view is that it’s not polite to start a war during the Olympic Games - a tradition that has celebrated peaceful athletic competition between nations since ancient times. President Saakashvili decided to attack South Ossetia while major world leaders were attending the opening ceremony of 29th Olympiad in Beijing - after reassuring European Union chief envoy Javier Solana yesterday that he had called for a unilateral ceasefire. If Saakashvili and his advisors believe that being a strong U.S. ally means that they have a "green ligh ...
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Follow news of the Russia-Georgia conflict as its develops with the Newswire headlines on the top left side of this website. Russian tanks surge into South Ossetia to protect Russia's citizens and peacekeepers, after the Georgian Army attacked the region this week. Georgia has claimed South Ossetia is part of its territory since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev : "In accordance with the constitution and federal law, I, as president of Russia, am obliged to protect the lives and dignity of Russian citizens wherever they are located. We won't allow the deaths of our compatriots to go unpunished." Russian Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin : "War has started after a well-planned invasion." Putin appealed to world leaders for help. Spokesman for President George W. Bush : "Russia and Georgia should cease hostilities and hold talks to end the conflict." Russia Blog: Our view is that it’s not polite to start a war during the Olympic Games - a tradition that has celebrated peaceful athletic competition between nations since ancient times. President Saakashvili decided to attack South Ossetia while major world leaders were attending the opening ceremony of 29th Olympiad in Beijing - after reassuring European Union chief envoy Javier Solana yesterday that he had called for a unilateral ceasefire. If Saakashvili and his advisors believe that being a strong U.S. ally means that they have a "green ligh ...