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Why Russia Plays Nicer.(International Edition; GEORGIAN FRONT)(Owen Matthews)(Brief article)
Byline: Owen Matthews
Is the Kremlin turning dovish in its most recent confrontation with the West? After two months of high tensions following Russia's invasion of Georgia, there are signs that President Dmitry Medvedev is finally trying to rebuild diplomatic bridges.
Russia's already agreed to pull back from self-declared "buffer zones" around the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and last week it allowed 200 EU observers to start supervising that withdrawal. An informal working group, led by Medvedev's deputy chief of staff, has also been discussing measures to repair damaged relations. One olive branch under consideration, according to Kremlin-connected commentator Konstantin Remchukov, is to allow more Western participation in Russian gas- and oil-exploration projects like the Shtokman gas field under the Arctic ...
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- News wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh August 15, 2008 700+ words
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- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency August 26, 2009 700+ words
Putin pledges firm support for South Ossetia, Abkhazia MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (Xinhua...support Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and will not allow a repeat...political and economic support both to South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Russia will not permit...
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- Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune ELLEN BARRY August 17, 2009 700+ words
...Mufti and uniform blur in Ossetia; South Ossetia lowers its guard ; In Russia's embrace...between a civilian and a soldier in South Ossetia, which was embroiled in a long struggle...between a civilian and a soldier in South Ossetia, which was embroiled in a long struggle...
- Tripartite meeting on Georgia-South Ossetia shooting incidents canceled
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency July 31, 2009 700+ words
Tripartite meeting on Georgia-South Ossetia shooting incidents canceled TBILISI...Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia at the initiative of the cease-fire...as the authorities of Georgia and South Ossetia both claimed they were under attack...
Source: HighBeam Research, Why Russia Plays Nicer.(International Edition; GEORGIAN FRONT)(Owen...