Georgia and Russia pause as Saakashvili and Rice urge action
WASHINGTON gestures of support from U S Secretary of State Rice unfold as Georgia and Russia edge toward a cease fire. Saakashvili demands immediate Russian withdrawal while Bush signals limited sanctions and continued Western backing. The cease fire grants Russia leeway to keep peacekeeping forces in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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KU Faculty Ties to Georgia Ponder Invasion Effects
Kansas University professors discuss the Georgia invasion and its wider implications. Diana Carlin recalls colleagues in Georgia and concerns for safety, while Marc Greenberg notes Russia’s leverage and possible new Cold War dynamics. Erik Herron highlights NATO goals and political tensions shaping the crisis.
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Ukraine unsettled by Russian actions
Ukraine worries over Russian moves as Georgia seeks NATO membership and Kiev fears new incursions. Experts flag the Black Sea Fleet dispute at Sevastopol and patronage suspicions in Yushchenko's 2004 poisoning amid religious frictions over Kyivan Rus heritage.
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