A list of some key events in the current conflict between Russia and Georgia (Times & Transcript)

26 August 2008, 1:05 pm

Key developments in conflict over Georgia's South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions:... read more

Text of Medvedev’s Georgia announcement (Las Vegas Sun)

26 August 2008, 12:54 pm

Tue, Aug 26, 2008 (12:42 p.m.) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced Tuesday that Moscow has recognized the Georgian separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent.... read more

Russia recognises Georgia regions (Reuters.co.uk)

26 August 2008, 12:34 pm

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia recognised two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states on Tuesday, driving up tension in the volatile Caucasus and putting Moscow on a collision course with the West.... read more

Russia recognizes independence of Georgian regions (AP via Yahoo! News)

26 August 2008, 12:33 pm

Russia stunned the West on Tuesday by recognizing the independence claims of two Georgian breakaway regions, and U.S. warships plied the waters off of Georgia in a gambit the Kremlin saw as gunboat diplomacy.... read more

Perdue unveils plan to target state mental health (Georgia Public Broadcasting News)

26 August 2008, 12:33 pm

Governor Sonny Perdue says a reorganization of the state’s health and social services will help pave the way toward fixing Georgia’s severe deficiencies in mental health care.... read more

Text of Medvedev's Georgia announcement (AP via Yahoo! News)

26 August 2008, 12:23 pm

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced Tuesday that Moscow has recognized the Georgian separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent. The following is the Kremlin translation of Medvedev's televised address:... read more

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