New York
02/09/2010 11:02:15 AM
Tbilisi
02/09/2010 8:02:15 PM
Michael Cecire
TBILISI, Georgia -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush has a highway named after him in Tbilisi, Georgia's charming and gritty capital, to commemorate his lofty rhetoric in praise of the Caucasian republic's Western turn in 2003.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that U.S. missile defense plans are directed against Russia and that differences over the issue are holding up an arms treaty with Washington, Russian news agencies reported.
By Stephen Kirkland and Alex Nicholson
Russian stocks fell for a fourth day, extending the benchmark Micex Index’s slump to more that 10 percent from its January peak, as oil traded near a seven-week low. The ruble weakened to its lowest in almost two months.
Georgian former PM Zurab Nogaideli’s Movement for Fair Georgia and Russia’s ruling party, United Russia, signed a cooperation agreement in Moscow on February 9.
France's agreement to sell amphibious assault ships to Russia raises concerns from the US and former Soviet satellites, including Georgia.
By Jonathan Adams
By Josh Rogin
Richard Holbrooke, the special representative for the issue formerly known as Af-Pak will visit Georgia "shortly," with plans to finalize the deployment of Georgian troops to Afghanistan.
The Georgian government made public on January 28 its strategy with regard to regaining control over the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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