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Moscow accuses west of double standards (The Guardian)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:00:12 GMT

Analysts in Moscow said last night that Russia's leadership was relatively unconcerned about the threat of EU sanctions. "I don't think the contemporary west has any means to punish a state that is not quite a rogue state," Yulia Latynina, a commentator with the independent Echo of Moscow radio station told the Guardian. She added: "The Kremlin didn't take Tbilisi and didn't shoot [Mikheil]...

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Moscow appeals to EU ahead of Georgia talks (The Irish Times)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:21:00 GMT

RUSSIA HAS urged the European Union not to take drastic steps against it at Monday's emergency summit on the crisis in Georgia, reports

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Moscow thought unlikely to lose G8 seat (Financial Time)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:13:00 GMT

Despite the G7's rebuke of Russia over its recognition of independence for Abkhazia and South Ossetia, western diplomats do not believe that Moscow is about to be kicked out of the club

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Tbilisi and Moscow break off ties (Financial Time)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:47:00 GMT

According to Znaur Gassiyev, the speaker of South Ossetia’s parliament, Moscow has plans to annex South Ossetia into the Russian Federation “in several years” or even earlier. He said this was “firmly stated” by both Dmitry Medvedev, Russian president, and Eduard Kokoity, South Ossetian president, in talks this week in Moscow.

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Washington Or Moscow, Or Neither? (Three Score Years And Ten)

noreply@blogger.com (Harry Barnes) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:05:00 GMT

... line. I doubt whether they will now be delivering a letter to the Russian Embassy condemning Moscow's actions. The Socialist Workers' Party used to have a slogan "Neither Washington Nor Moscow, But International Socialism". It is a pity that the bulk of today's Revolutionary and Hard Left don't re-examine the contemporary logic of that position.

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Georgia to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow (The Huffington Post)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:38 GMT

TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia said the move would only make things worse. With European Union leaders set to discuss on Monday in Brussels how to deal with an increasingly assertive Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin angrily warned Europe not to do America's bidding and said Moscow...

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Georgia to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow - The Associated Press (http://www.dolbajao.com/rss.php)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:45:49 GMT

The Associated Press - 1 hour agoTBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. RussiaToday Voice of America

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Moscow misery turned to joy (The Sun)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

By PHIL THOMAS Published: TodayWAYNE ROONEY still finds it hard to stifle a big smile when he casts his mind back to the greatest night of his footballing life. It came — as you may expect — in the small hours at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium as he proudly showed off the Champions League trophy Manchester United had dramatically won. Yet half an hour before the spot-kick nightmare of Chelsea skipper...

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Georgian parliament urges cutting ties with Moscow (Alertnet)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:44:51 GMT

Source: Reuters (Adds details, background) TBILISI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Georgia's parliament approved a resolution on Thursday calling on the government to cut diplomatic ties with Russia after Moscow backed the ...

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Saakashvili faces backlash as rural heartlands seek ties with Moscow (Russia News Net)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:48:25 GMT

Passing along the road to Tkviavi, the lush green fields, bountiful orchards and gentle slopes on the foothills of the Caucasus mountains give off the air of a sleepy rural paradise. But the scorche...

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Moscow still seeking dialogue with U.S. on missile defense (Ria Novosti)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:38:00 GMT

Russia is seeking to continue dialogue with the U.S. on issues relating to a new strategic arms treaty and missile defense, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.

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Slavia sell Necid to CSKA Moscow (Russia News Net)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:03:48 GMT

Czech champions Slavia Prague have announced that star striker Tomas Necid will transfer to Russian club CSKA Moscow from the start of 2009. "We are talking about a transfer that will be valid from January 5...We had an offer we could not refuse," Slavia spokesman Ondrej Zlamal said. The 19-year old attacker has been Slavia's top scorer at the start of this season with three goals in four games....

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Georgia to withdraw diplomatic staff from Moscow (Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The Georgian Foreign Ministry has said Georgia is to recall all diplomatic staff from its embassy in Moscow because of Russia's military presence in Georgia. A spokeswoman said embassy staff will leave on Saturday, following a parliamentary vote in favour of the move. Russian troops have remained in Georgia following a conflict over the Georgian breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia,...

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Moscow ogre awakes with toxic resentment (The Australian )

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT

... is those parties that after 1968 sought to preserve themselves by taking a distance from Moscow. The tactic worked for a while, but not for very long. In this same interval, between 1968 and the end of Soviet communism in 1989, the shoots of glasnost and perestroika were also being planted farther east, often by veterans of the 1968 events. One of the most intriguing of these was Zdenek...

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Putin accuses US of orchestrating war in Georgia as allies refuse to back Moscow (Russia News Net)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:48:26 GMT

Vladimir Putin lashed out at America last night after Russia's allies dealt a humiliating blow by withholding their support for the Kremlin's recognition of the independence of Georgia's two breakaw...

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2008 Moscow Motor Show: Chrysler Looks for Russia to Become a Top Ten Market for its Vehicles (Auto Channel)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:13:00 GMT

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Moscow thought unlikely to lose G8 seat (Russia News Net)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:54:13 GMT

Moscow thought unlikely to lose G8 seat By James Blitz in London and Daniel Dombey in WashingtonPublished: August 29 2008 20:13 | Last updated: August 29 2008 20:13

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Tension high after Tbilissi severs ties with Moscow (Russia News Net)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:39:19 GMT

Tensions are running high in Georgia after Tbilissi announced it was cutting diplomatic ties with Moscow. The Kremlin angered Tbilissi earlier this week by recognising the independence of the two sepa...

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Tbilisi and Moscow break off ties (Russia News Net)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:09:44 GMT

Tbilisi and Moscow break off ties By Charles Clover in Moscow and Isabel Gorst in Tbilisi Published: August 29 2008 19:47 | Last updated: August 29 2008 19:47

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Moscow Says Recall Of Georgian Dilpomats Is Regrettable (Russia News Net)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:41:39 GMT

Moscow, Aug 29 (ibna) - The Recall Of Georgian Diplomats From Moscow Evokes Regret In Russia, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko Said Today.

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