Moscow and Tbilisi are trading accusations over responsibility for what is described as an uprising at a military unit in Georgia. The crisis erupted on the eve of controversial NATO military exercises in the Caucasus republic, and ongoing oppositio...
The United States and Georgia Friday signed a bilateral charter on strategic partnership aimed at increasing cooperation in defense, trade, energy and other areas. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the deal should advance Georgia's bid for me...
NATO and Russia held their first high-level talks Friday since Moscow invaded Georgia in August, sparking international criticism. Russia's ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, gives a press conference in Brussels, 19 Dec 2008 The lunchtime talks too...
A brief war with Russia two months ago thrust the small Caucasus nation of Georgia into the international limelight again and sparked sharp exchanges between Moscow and the West. Georgia has been at a strategic crossroads throughout history and rema...
The European Union has welcomed the withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgian territory as was stipulated by a cease-fire agreement between Moscow and Tbilisi, but views are mixed as to whether the Russians have fully complied with the conditions o...
Georgia's parliament is calling on the government to break diplomatic relations with Russia.VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from Tbilisi that the non-binding resolution was approved unanimously. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili visits city of Gor...
The Russia-Georgia conflict has put Turkey in a tight spot. Will Turkey side with the United States, its NATO ally, and let more U.S. military ships into the Black Sea to assist Georgia? Or will it choose Russia which also shares a Black Sea coast w...
Georgians are reacting with a mixture of concern and fury at the Russia's decision to recognize the independence of two separatist territories within Georgia. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Tbilisi reports senior Georgian officials are urging the West to v...
Georgia has dismissed the Russian parliament's vote calling for recognition of the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Tbilisi reports Georgian officials are pleading with western countries to step up pressure on...
Diplomatic efforts are continuing in an effort to secure a cease-fire in Georgia and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the former Soviet Republic. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at what the current...