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Ukrainian and Russian media report that according to Wikileaks data, Russia bombed Georgia’s cities and civil units in 2008 . The US Embassy to Russia has sent a special letter to the US Secretary General concerning the issue. The letter had been made secret by...

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Earlier this past week, a little article on an English-language Armenia news site blared a headline with potentially world-changing implications: “Wikileaks: Turkey was ready to launch military operations against Russia in 2008.” [1] According to the piece, Turkish leadership during the 2008 war informed their...

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Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs informs that Russian major Yevgeniy Borisov is behind the explosions in Georgia . As Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Eka Zghuladze stated during the press conference, the group of criminals received orders from Borisov. He ordered and financed the purchase...

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The official Tbilisi will inform the international community about the Russian armament increase in South Ossetia. “We are obliged to inform the international community about any actions of Russian Federation at the occupied territories. Despite of the fact that according to our information the talks...

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy reportedly grabbed Russia’s foreign minister by the lapel and called him a liar during the Georgian crisis – BBC reports . The report in a US diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks refers to negotiations near Moscow in 2008, a few weeks...

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Georgia’s Ministry of Culture will send an official letter to the international community and organizations with regard to the act of vandalism towards Saint George church of Ilori, in Ochamchire, Abkhazia . The letter will be sent to UNESCO culture heritage center, UN, British Consulate,...

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Sweden wanted to kick Russia out of the Council of Europe following the 2008 Russian-Georgian war and had US support to do so, according to a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks this week. “Sweden, as Chair of the Council of Europe, will seek to...

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Grad missiles given to rebels in South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Russian campaign to undermine Georgia, US dispatches claim Russia provided Grad missiles and other arms to separatists in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and carried out a wave of “covert actions” to undermine Georgia in...

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Begin Summary: Intense fighting began in South Ossetia the evening of August 6 and continued into the daylight hours August 7.  3. © Comment. The fighting which began well before dusk on August 6 and which continued into the early daylight hours of August 7,...

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UNCLAS USNATO 000275 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MOPS, NATO, PREL, GG, RS SUBJECT: GEORGIAN NATO MISSION STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN SOUTH OSSETIA 1. (SBU) On August 8, the Georgian Mission to NATO distributed the following statement to Allies: Statement of the Government of...

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