A more plausible explanation of Russia’s propaganda offensive and increase in the numbers of both regular and irregular forces in Abkhazia is not fear of a Georgian attack, but plans for the opposite: an attempt to retake the Kodori Gorge. This would humiliate, perhaps topple, Georgia’s pro-Western president, Mikheil Saakashvili. Russia would see it as [...]
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Georgia and Russia: Gather round the gorge
Posted by Matt in May 15th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, War, Abkhazia, Ally, Fear, Georgia, Georgia Russia, Kodori Gorge, Kosovo, kremlin, Mikheil Saakashvili, Plausible Explanation, Propaganda, Serbia
Russia and Georgia rattle sabres
Posted by Matt in April 30th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Abkhazia, Breakaway, Central Government, Georgia, Georgia Russia, Georgian Authorities, Kodori Gorge, kremlin, Military Presence, Peacekeepers, Soviet Republic, Surveillance Drone, Tbilisi, Video Footage
GEORGIA and Russia agree upon one thing: the situation in the breakaway province of Abkhazia is bad and getting worse. Georgia, an ex-Soviet republic with close links to America, says that Russia is illegally putting more troops in the region. Last week it produced video footage of what looks like a Russian warplane shooting down [...]
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