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U.S. Regrets Russian Bases in Georgia
By Robert Wood
Rift Between Russia and Georgia Prompts Questions About NATO's Future
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC – Russia's attack on Georgia, the first invasion orchestrated by Moscow since the end of the Soviet Union, raises questions about NATO's future role in the region, defense officials said.
U.S. to Review Military Aid to Georgia
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2008 – The Pentagon will send an assessment team to Georgia to determine what role the U.S. should play as the nation's military rebuilds after clashes with Russia, a Defense Department official said today.
Russia Recognizes Independence of Breakaway Georgian Republics
Moscow
President Medvedev announced Russian recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in a five-minute nationally-televised address, in which he accused Georgia of an attempted blitzkrieg aimed at eliminating the people of the breakaway republics.
Russia Defies Calls for Withdrawal; U.S. Continues Georgia Relief
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2008 – Russia continues to defy international calls for the country to pull its forces out of Georgia, and humanitarian operations continue, a Pentagon official said here today.
EU Leaders to Hold Summit on Georgia
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has summoned European Union leaders to talk about the crisis in Georgia and re-examine relations with Russia.
Joint U.S.-Russian Statement about Missile Reductions
NEW YORK, NY - Following is the text of a joint statement by the United States and the Russian Federation issued on October 25, 2007 in New York.
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Gates Calls U.S. Offers to Russia on Missile Defense Enough
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER THE ATLANTIC - The United States has given Russia sufficient concessions regarding a proposed missile defense system in Eastern Europe and supports diplomatic and economic measures to rein in the Iranian missile threat, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
Robert Gates: U.S., Russia Not Headed for New Cold War
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC - The United States and Russia are not headed toward a new Cold War, and the United States still considers Russia a strategic ally, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during an interview with Radio Free Europe yesterday in Prague.
Senator Lugar Offers Agenda for Bush and Putin Meeting
WASHINGTON DC - Following is the text of U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar’s speech at the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. Lugar is ranking member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and co-author of the Nunn-Lugar program.
