Abkhazia
Analisys: Russia doubling its troops unlawfully in Georgia’s Abkhazia region
May 06, 2008by Vladimir Socor From April 29 through May 3, Russia sent additional troops to Georgia’s Abkhazia region on the pretense of “peacekeeping” and ostensibly on behalf of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Russian government...
Analysis: Russia’s strange “peacekeeping” operation in Abkhazia, Georgia
May 06, 2008by Vladimir Socor Despite the CIS cover, Russia’s "peacekeeping" operation in Abkhazia, Georgia has been a purely Russian operation from 1994 to the present. Since 2002, CIS meetings have abandoned even the pretense of discussing this...
Russian annexation and militarization of Abkhazia continue apace
May 02, 2008by Vladimir Socor Russia is escalating the challenge to Georgia and the West in Abkhazia, now with military action. This follows President Vladimir Putin’s April 16 decree, authorizing direct official relations between Russian government bodies...
Analysis: Russia moves toward open annexation of Abkhazia, South Ossetia
April 21, 2008Author: Vladimir Socor On April 16 Russia’s outgoing president Vladimir Putin signed a decree authorizing direct official relations between Russian government bodies and the secessionist authorities in Georgia’s Abkhazia and South Ossetia...
UN Observers In Abkhazia Renewed
April 20, 2007The UN Security Council passed Resolution No. 1752 on April 13, extending the mandate of the UN observer mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) for another six months. The resolution reaffirmed the commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty, independence...
Analysis: Moscow fails to bring Abkhazia to UNSC, but will try again
April 18, 2007Author: Vladimir Socor, Eurasia Daily Monitor Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tried hard to help the Abkhaz “foreign minister,” Sergei Shamba, crash the doors of the U.N. Security Council’s April 9-13 deliberations on the...
Georgian Parliament Condemns Russian Duma over Abkhazia and South Ossetia
December 08, 2006The Georgian Parliament roundly condemned its Russian counterpart for approving statements in support of the Georgian breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The Russian Duma statements constitute, Parliament said Thursday, “extremely...
Rockets Fired on the Georgian Controlled Territory
October 26, 2006On October 25, rockets were fired on the Georgian controlled territory of Upper Abkhazia, as the Kodori Gorge was renamed after the Georgian Government reasserted its authority there in July. According to Georgian authorities, 122 millimeter GRAD rockets...
