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Putin ‘threatened to hang Georgia leader’

14.11.08

Nicolas Sarkozy is reported to have saved the Georgia's president from being "hanged by the balls" by an angry Vladimir Putin... more

London financier demands Georgia war crimes trial

09.10.08

A London hedge fund manager has vowed to use "every penny" of his huge fortune to sue the Georgian government for alleged war crimes over the death of his mother... more

Cameron: EU must sever its links to Russia

01.09.08

David Cameron has called for tougher action against Russia after European leaders backed down from their threat of sanctions... more

Golfing joyride for Murdoch tome’s author

01.09.08

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West must stop relying on Russian energy, says Brown

01.09.08

Europe should wean itself off Russian oil and gas and suspend its future relations with Moscow, Gordon Brown has urged... more

Russia 'ready to annex Georgia's rebel regions'

29.08.08

America and Russia were locked in a fresh war of words as it emerged that the Kremlin is plotting to "absorb" breakaway regions in the Caucasus into its territory... more

We'll impose sanctions against Russia, says EU

28.08.08

The European Union is ready to impose sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its aggression against Georgia, French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner warned... more

We invaded Georgia to save lives says Medvedev

27.08.08

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev embarked on a major media offensive as he declared that Russia had only invaded Georgia "to save lives"... more

Russia will pay for its invasion warns Miliband

27.08.08

Russia will pay a heavy economic price for its aggression, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has warned... more

Gulf of Mexico storm lifts oil

26.08.08

Oil prices edge above $115 a barrel on concerns that Tropical Storm Gustav may strengthen and disrupt oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico... more

Nato split over reprisals for Russia's aggression

19.08.08

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has warned that Russia will "pay the cost of adventurism and aggression" for its invasion of Georgia... more

Russians ease grip on Georgia

18.08.08

Russia was under mounting pressure from the West today to honour its promise to start pulling its troops out of Georgia... more

Rice flies in to underline US support for Georgia

15.08.08

The US Secretary of State was flying into the Georgian capital as international efforts to end the escalating conflict with Russia were stepped up... more

Russia abandons truce and goes back into Georgia

14.08.08

Explosions were heard in the strategic Georgian city of Gori today as the Russian pull-out from the area appeared to collapse... more

Comment: Russia wins the peace in Georgia

13.08.08

The war in the Caucasus is, at least for now, at an end, even if reports persist of sporadic fighting... more

Russian tanks 'enter city in violation of ceasefire'

13.08.08

Georgia accused Moscow of breaching their ceasefire agreement as Russian tanks were reported to have entered the key city of Gori... more

'Like at Stalingrad, we must fight for every house in this town'

12.08.08

A graphic first-person account of the fighting in South Ossetia has emerged... more

Russia orders halt to invasion of Georgia

12.08.08

Russia has called a halt to its military offensive in Georgia - but warned that it could resume operations if it encounters any further resistance... more

How the conflict unfolded

12.08.08

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Comment: War stops but no real peace

12.08.08

The Russians have declared that they are suspending operations in Georgia, having achieved what they set out to do... more

The return of Putin and humiliation for the West

12.08.08

As Russian forces push further into Georgia, the Kremlin hawks see the invasion as payback time for George Bush and Nato. But a military triumph will leave Moscow the loser in the long run... more

Comment: This aggression cancels 'business as usual'

12.08.08

The events of the last few days in Georgia have been shocking and disturbing. Hundreds have lost their lives and many more have been injured or forced to flee their homes... more

Stand up to Putin, say Tories

12.08.08

David Cameron has compared Vladimir Putin's war in Georgia to Nazi invasions of the Thirties as he called for international retaliation against Russia... more

Oil price dives after Russia’s ‘ceasefire’ in Georgia conflict

12.08.08

Price of oil fell and Russian currency soared after Moscow claimed to have ordered a halt to Georgia action... more

Russia defies US and keeps up the bombing

11.08.08

New military clashes broke out between Russia and Georgia as Vladimir Putin rejected calls for a ceasefire amid a deepening crisis... more

'The bear is awake. We need your help'

11.08.08

Georgian expatriates living in London have called on Britain to provide humanitarian and military aid to their homeland... more

Comment: Kremlin is exploiting uncertainty in the West

11.08.08

Georgia's bloody battle with Russia was a tragic blunder by an inexperienced leadership in Tbilisi: but none the less for that, a stark warning to Russia's neighbours and the West... more