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Russo-Georgian War of 2008
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Russo-Georgian War of 2008
Georgia’s risky gamble on Russia backfires as country falls into a trap, say journalists
[editorial]100,000 Russians fleeing mobilization have settled in Georgia, carrying economic and primarily political implications. Meanwhile, Georgian society supports…
Failure of Russian people and West to stop Putin 20 years ago led to war in Ukraine, Podrabinek says
There can be little doubt that “the lion’s share of responsibility” for Putin’s war in Ukraine “rests with…
How to stop Russian aggression in post-Soviet states? | 30 Years of Freedom, p.4
[editorial] “Russia’s favorite work is to create problems in a country and see how far it can go,”…
Putin doesn’t live in a parallel reality but revels in his ability to speak and act in this one with impunity, Portnikov says
Many who hear Vladimir Putin’s most outrageous statements or see his most aggressive actions are inclined to say…
Kremlin behaving toward Ukraine now the way it did toward Georgia before 2008 invasion, Portnikov says
Moscow’s propaganda campaign against Ukraine and its dislocation of troops near the Ukrainian border echo the propaganda it…
The Russian war against Georgia is far from over
Despite suggestions by analysts like Sergey Markedonov that the 2008 Russian-Georgia war is over, Moscow’s aggression against Georgia…
Since 1945, Moscow has been involved in a military action on average every 2 years
Among the many messages the Kremlin wants Russians to take away from its celebrations of Victory Day is…
Putin’s Russia pursuing ‘survival by paradox,’ Shevtsova says
Putin’s Russia is “a unique case” in which a country is surviving by paradox, Brookings Institution analyst Lilia…
Hague court seems set to find Moscow guilty of ethnic cleansing in Georgia, Portnikov says
Having been identified by a British court as involved with the murder by polonium of Alexander Litvinenko, Vladimir…
Kremlin hybrid war tactics in Georgia, 2008, and Ukraine, 2014-2015 | Infographic
Georgia had the eastern Ukrainian scenario played in Tskhinvali and Abkhazia back in 1991-1993. Volunteer fighters from Russia,…
Georgia ’08: Putin’s first dabble in hybrid war gone wrong
On the 7th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war, it is worth to once again take a look at…
Major Hostile Actions by the Russian Federation against Georgia in 2004-2007
GRU Sponsored Terrorist Act in Gori and Sabotage Acts in Shida Kartli Region •In 2004-2005, under the cover…