Posts Tagged ‘Moscow’

August 18th, 2008

Georgia awaits Russia withdrawal

Russia is expected to begin withdrawing troops from Georgia, following a pledge by President Dmitry Medvedev.
But Moscow has said it has the right to keep some troops as peacekeepers in a buffer zone around South Ossetia.
Mr Medvedev promised to abide by the terms of a ceasefire brokered to end a week of fighting [...]

August 17th, 2008

Russian Forces Dig In Despite Cease-Fire Deal

IGOETI, Georgia — Russian forces built ramparts around tanks and posted sentries on a hill in central Georgia on Saturday, digging in despite Western pressure for Moscow to withdraw its forces under a cease-fire deal signed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
The United States and France said it appeared Russia was defying the truce already. Russian [...]

August 14th, 2008

Security Researcher Asserts Russian Role in Georgia Cyber-attacks

By Brian Prince
SecureWorks researcher Don Jackson bolsters the argument that the Russian government played a role in the cyber-attacks that broke out during its invasion of Georgia. Research by SecureWorks has uncovered a link between Russian state-run networks and the cyber-attacks that hit Georgia during the recent military clashes over the disputed territory of South [...]

August 12th, 2008

New Georgia clashes mar UN moves

Abkhaz separatist fighters could be seen in Sukhumi on Monday

Russian-backed rebels in Abkhazia say they have begun an operation against Georgian forces, as UN moves to achieve a ceasefire failed to make progress.
The rebels say they are trying to push Georgian forces from a strategic gorge in the west of the breakaway province.
France’s [...]