Aug 22 Some Russian Troops Seen Pulling out of Georgia By Admin, PBS News Hour Russian troops began leaving several cities in Georgia on Friday, the day that Russia's president had said a pullback would be complete, but elsewhere they were still manning checkpoints and controlling traffic. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Citizens of Abkhazia Strive to Shape Sovereign Nation Special correspondent Kira Kay reports on the political tensions within Georgia's breakaway province Abkhazia. This report was produced in partnership with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and The Bureau for International Reporting, and is a co-production with HDNet. Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Russia Sends Mixed Signals Over Military Presence in Georgia Russia has said although it will withdraw the bulk of its troops from Georgia in coming days, it will maintain a military presence to protect South Ossetia. NPR correspondent Ivan Watson reports from Tbilisi. Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Fighting in Georgia Ruins Villages, Alters Landscape Villages in and around the breakaway regions of Georgia have suffered heavily from the recent fighting between Georgian and Russian troops. Independent Television News reports on the impact to the region. Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch U.S. Defense Deal With Poland Stirs Angry Russian Rhetoric A newly inked deal paves the way for the building of a U.S. missile defense base in Poland -- a move that has infuriated regional power Russia. Experts examine the state of U.S.-Russia relations. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch NATO Warns Moscow No ‘Business as Usual’ Amid Conflict During a NATO meeting Tuesday, world leaders warned Russia that its recent actions against Georgia could endanger Moscow's diplomatic relations. Analysts examine how the West and Russia have clashed over the crisis. Continue watching
Aug 18 Reports Contradict Russia’s Claim of Withdrawal By Admin, PBS News Hour Russia said Monday its military is withdrawing from Georgia, but left it unclear where its troops and tanks will operate under the cease-fire that ended more than a week of fighting in the former Soviet republic. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Marcus and Lowry Weigh Reactions to Georgia Crisis The Georgia-Russia conflict has put the foreign policy skills of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama to the test. Analysts Ruth Marcus and Rich Lowry weigh the candidate responses and other political news of the week. Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Georgian Leader Defiant in Face of Russia Conflict Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili signed a cease-fire deal with Russia Friday, while asserting that Georgia would "never, ever surrender" to Moscow. Experts discuss Saakashvili's role in the regional conflict. Continue watching
Aug 15 U.S. Calls for Russia to Immediately Remove All Troops From Georgia By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a new call Friday for Russia to remove all troops from neighboring Georgia as part of an internationally-brokered agreement to end the weeklong military conflict over two breakaway provinces. Continue reading