WASHINGTON BACKS GEORGIA.
On July 31, Philip T. Reeker, Deputy Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State, had underlined in Washington: "As we've made clear previously, the United... MORE
POLL: THE GEORGIAN AND RUSSIAN PUBLIC.
On September 20, the website Grani.ru, citing Interfax, reported the results of a September 17-19 poll taken in Moscow by the All Russian Center for... MORE
YASTRZHEMBSKY WEIGHS IN ON GEORGIA…
The October 9 issue of Gazeta.ru featured written replies by Russian presidential aide and chief spokesman for issues relating to Chechnya Sergei Yastrzhembsky to questions... MORE
Is Georgia Starting To See Chechnya Moscow’s Way?
Georgia's new government under President Mikheil Saakashvili may be tilting toward Russia on Chechnya-related issues in order to win concessions in other areas. In early... MORE
Georgia Also Makes Life Difficult For Chechen Refugees
The desire of Georgia’s new president Mikheil Saakashvili to improve relations with Russia, especially to relax Moscow’s travel restrictions on visitors from Georgia, increasingly seems... MORE
Maskhadov Backs Georgia In South Ossetia Conflict
Trying to take advantage of the mounting tensions between Georgia and Russia, the head of Chechnya's underground separatist government said in a taped interview broadcast... MORE
Is Georgia The First Candidate For Pre-emption?
Last week's vague threats by Russia's defense establishment to launch pre-emptive attacks against foreign terrorist bases may be intended to lay the groundwork for military... MORE
MASKHADOV’S MURDER CRITICIZED IN GEORGIA
Some of the sharpest criticism of the killing of Aslan Maskhadov came from politicians and Chechen refugees in Georgia. Koba Davitashvili, leader of Georgia's "Association... MORE
MOSCOW TIGHTENS SCREWS ON GEORGIA.
Over the past week, the Russian leadership visibly ratcheted up the pressure on the Republic of Georgia over the Chechen question, and it even appeared,... MORE
RUSSIA RATCHETS UP PRESSURE ON GEORGIA OVER ALLEGED PRESENCE OF CHECHEN “TERRORISTS” ON GEORGIAN SOIL.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a tough, even brutal note to the Georgian government concerning an alleged Chechen terrorist presence on Georgian... MORE