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
Aug 14 Watch Debate Abounds on Russia’s Ambitions in Georgia Conflict Defense chief Robert Gates warned Russia Thursday to curb its military actions in Georgia while Moscow affirmed its support for the separatist enclaves there. Two analysts examine why Russia has engaged in the conflict. Continue watching
Aug 14 Russia Voices Ongoing Support for Georgia’s Separatist Enclaves By PBS News Hour Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that Moscow would continue to offer support to Georgia's breakaway provinces. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Russia, Georgia Agree to Terms of Cease-fire Deal The presidents of Russia and Georgia agreed Tuesday to the terms of a cease-fire deal aimed at ending the fighting over Georgia's breakaway province, South Ossetia. Vitaly Churkin, Russia's envoy to the U.N., discusses the crisis, and regional experts offer… Continue watching
Aug 12 Russia Orders Halt to Fighting in Georgia By PBS News Hour Russia ordered a halt to military action in Georgia after five days of clashes over the breakaway region of South Ossetia, but reports continued to emerge of lingering fighting between Russian and Georgian troops. Continue reading
Aug 11 Georgia-Russia Crisis Deepens, Diplomats Rush to Urge Cease-fire By Admin, PBS News Hour Russian troops continued to push into separatist regions of Georgia on Monday and Georgian forces reportedly renewed some shelling of South Ossetia as violence continued to rage between the neighboring countries over the breakaway provinces. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Soldiers Clash as Georgia, Russia Vie to Assert Power Tensions between Georgia and Russia escalated Friday as Georgia sought control over the breakaway South Ossetia province and Russian tanks moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave. Two experts explain the conflict. Continue watching
Aug 08 Clashes in South Ossetia Latest Round in Tumultuous History By PBS News Hour The Georgian province of South Ossetia has been trying to exert its independence since it split from the former Soviet republic in the early 1990s. Tensions erupted into fighting Aug. 7, drawing Russian retaliation and raising a new specter of… Continue reading
Aug 08 Fighting Escalates in Georgian Breakaway Province By Admin, PBS News Hour Georgian troops launched a major offensive Friday to exert control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, while Russian tanks and airplanes moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave. Continue reading