International
Russia Recognizes Georgian Breakaway Regions – Reactions
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has signed decrees recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, two breakaway regions within Georgia. Reactions from the international community and Russian experts.
Aug 26, 2008 | Continued
Human Rights Watch on South Ossetia – Part 2 (video)
Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who just returned from South Ossetia, describes the conclusions of her investigation there. Video prepared by Dmitri Borko, exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
Aug 25, 2008 | Continued
Human Rights Expert Explains the Conflict in South Ossetia (video)
Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who recently returned from South Ossetia, describes the conclusions of her investigation there. Video prepared by Dmitri Borko, exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
Aug 23, 2008 | Continued
Russia Ready To Sell Arms to Syria
Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, has said Russia is ready to sell high-tech defensive arms to Syria, as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in Moscow.
Aug 21, 2008 | Continued
Russian Democratic Forces on the Georgia Conflict
A group of Russian Democratic political figures have released a statement on the conflict over South Ossetia. “No one won from the war,” they write. “More precisely, everyone lost.” Translation by theotherrussia.org
Aug 20, 2008 | Continued
Kasparov: The West Fueled Putin’s Sense of Impunity
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov comments on the war between Russia and Georgia, blaming the West for letting Russia slip into authoritarianism.
Aug 15, 2008 | Continued
Illarionov: Russia Lost the Georgian War
Andrei Illarionov , a liberal economist and former policy advisor to the Russian president, has released his conclusions on the war in Georgia. The “financial, foreign policy, and moral losses of Russia are much more significant than those of Georgia,” Illarionov argues. The text first ran in the Yezhednevny Zhurnal online newspaper.
Aug 13, 2008 | Continued
Human Rights Defenders Condemn Russia’s Operation in Georgia
In an open letter, some of Russia’s most prominent human rights defenders have called on the international community to stand up to Russia’s “aggression,” and to go as far as removing the country from the Group of Eight. Translation by theotherrussia.org.
Aug 12, 2008 | Continued
Russian Opposition on the War in Georgia – Official Statement
The United Civil Front, the Russian opposition party led by Garry Kasparov, has released an official statement on the unfolding events between Russia and Georgia. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Aug 11, 2008 | Continued
How Georgia’s Offensive Recalls Russia’s Own Past
Writing for the Grani.ru online newspaper, journalist Vitaly Portnikov comments on the developing offensive launched by Georgia in the breakaway region of South Ossetia. Translation by theotherrussia.org.
Aug 8, 2008 | Continued