Vitaly Churkin

                   

Will U.S. revisit war and call Georgia’s bluff?

hindu.com
3 hrs ago 13 related
        

Barack Obama’s stand on the South Ossetia conflict would be a litmus test of his promise of change. The global financial crisis and the Mumbai terrorist attacks have pushed the August war between Russia and Georgia over the...

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boston.com: A German military helicopter fished out the three crewmen, in a photo released by the French Navy. boston.com

Somali pirates hijack 1 ship, release another

bostonherald.com
Nov 28, 2008 422 related
        

By Associated Press Friday, November 28, 2008 - Somali pirates hijacked a chemical tanker with dozens of Indian crew members today and a helicopter rescued three security guards who had jumped into the sea, officials said. A...

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UN Security Council approves Ban's six-point plan

setimes.com
Nov 27, 2008 87 related
        

The UN secretary-general's blueprint for EULEX's deployment has won unanimous backing from Security Council members. Pristina has voiced serious reservations but says it will co-operate with the international community.

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Russia urges UN to revise global arms export system

rian.ru
Nov 19, 2008
        

MOSCOW, November 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has called on the United Nations to revise the international system of arms exports in view of the August conflict with Georgia, Russia's envoy to the UN said on Wednesday. Russia has...

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Georgia Calls on Eu for Independent Inquiry Into War

buzzle.com
Nov 18, 2008
        

Move follows Kremlin's claims that western media now accepts Georgia was aggressor in conflict Georgia yesterday called for an independent inquiry into who started the war between it and Russia in August; amid claims by the...

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guardian.co.uk: A Russian soldier walks past destroyed Georgian tanks in the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali guardian.co.uk

Moscow Claims Media War Win

russiaprofile.org
Nov 17, 2008 153 related
        

By Nikolaus von Twickel / Staff Writer More than three months after the final shots were fired in the conflict with Georgia, the information war is still going strong, and Moscow is claiming a new victory as it says Western...

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Moscow Claims Media War Win

moscowtimes.ru
Nov 16, 2008 17 related
        

More than three months after the final shots were fired in the conflict with Georgia, the information war is still going strong, and Moscow is claiming a new victory as it says Western media are finally getting the story right.

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Russian Ambassador Praises the New York Times

robertamsterdam.com
Nov 13, 2008
        

Vitaly Churkin, Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations, is extremely pleased that the New York Times has finally come around to reporting Moscow's account (per the OSCE report) of how the war with Georgia started. The letter...

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