GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT FACES TWO HOSTAGES CRISES.
On December 10, two officers of the UN Mission of Observers in Georgia (UNOMIG) were abducted Abkhazia within the zone of responsibility of Russian "peacekeeping"... MORE
MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA….
The Russian Federation is ready to begin military action in Georgia, with or without that country's permission. On December 6 and 7, the Foreign Ministry... MORE
A KEY TROUBLE SPOT: THE BORDER SEPARATING GEORGIA AND CHECHNYA.
On December 5, as has been widely reported, the Russian Federation introduced a visa requirement for citizens of Georgia seeking to enter Russia. This development... MORE
MOSCOW SEEKS GEORGIAN REQUEST FOR FRATERNAL ASSISTANCE.
Using tactics reminiscent of 1956 in Hungary, 1968 in Czechoslovakia and 1979 in Afghanistan, the Kremlin would like the Georgian government to request the intervention... MORE
MOSCOW THREATENS TO MOUNT “ANTITERRORIST” OPERATION IN GEORGIA.
If Russian troops enter northern Georgia on the pretext of restoring order there, the Clinton administration and the European Union will be in no position... MORE
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MOSCOW CALLS GEORGIAN BORDER AREA A BASE FOR CHECHEN REBELS.
The Russian government has explained its decision to impose a visa regime on travel between Georgia and Russia, which came into effect on December 5.... MORE
VISA REQUIREMENTS AIM TO FORCE GEORGIA BACK INTO RUSSIA’S ORBIT.
The visa regulations which Russia slapped on Georgia--but not on the two secessionist regions of Georgia--as of December 5 are only the visible tip of... MORE
WILL VISAS OPEN NEW PAGE IN RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN RELATIONS?
By Zaal Anjaparidze Russia is pressing ahead with its threat to set up a visa regime with Georgia following its decision this past summer to... MORE