Condoleezza Rice - Dmitry Medvedev - Georgia - NATO - Russia
Russia circulates draft UN resolution on Georgia
Wednesday 20 August 2008
After blocking a Western draft that demanded an immediate Russian withdrawal from South Ossetia, Russia circulated its own draft resolution, which restates a six-point peace plan signed last week with Georgia.
Wednesday 20 August 2008
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The Russian text simply restated and endorsed a six-point peace plan promoted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and signed last week by
Western diplomats say they are in favor of that plan but are reluctant to set it in stone through a Security Council resolution when they say
U.S. Deputy U.N. Ambassador Alejandro Wolff made clear
The crisis in the Caucasus erupted after
Relations between the two ex-Soviet states have worsened sharply in recent years over a Georgian drive to join NATO.
The 15-nation Security Council is now faced with two conflicting drafts, both with little immediate chance of success since each is opposed by at least one veto-holding member. The
The Russian draft says the Security Council endorses the six-point plan, which it then details. In conclusion it “calls upon the parties concerned to implement the above-mentioned plan in good faith.”
Tuesday’s draft, written by
“STEP SIDEWAYS”
He said he hoped for positive reaction to the Russian draft
by other council members.
“No one can object to the Security Council endorsing the six principles of the Russian and French presidents, which form the foundation of all current efforts to normalize the situation,” he told reporters.
Also at issue was an unexplained reference in the six-point plan, inserted at Russian insistence, to “additional security measures” to be taken by Russian forces.
Western diplomats said the French draft had been submitted to the council in full knowledge that
French Deputy Ambassador Jean-Pierre Lacroix told reporters the French draft remained on the table. He said
“We will assess the situation on the ground and whether there are concrete and credible signs of withdrawal in the days ahead. We will see based on this,” he told journalists.
White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said on Wednesday that the
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F24 SPECIAL REPORT
Food and aid to Georgia. Special Correspondent Nicolas Ransom reports from Gori. 20/08/08.
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IN THE FIELD
UN draft resolution pushes for Russia withdrawal. Philippe Bolopion reports from the UN in New York. 20/08/08 midnight GMT+2
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NOT A WITHDRAWAL, BUT A "PULLBACK"
Romain Goguelin reports from Tskhinvali, Georgia, 19/09, 8 pm (GMT+2=
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23/08/2008 18:59:44 Alert a moderator
6 point plan Medvedev/Sarkozy
By Andrey - Russia. N/Novgorod
the French diplomats are conserned about Russians' slow withdrowal stated in the Medvedev/Sarkozy seasefire plan. Why not adopt the above mentioned plan and continue working further (it is said the withdrowal is a constituent part of the plan)
20/08/2008 17:44:08 Alert a moderator
Russian and Georgia at it again
By Guy - USA NJ
How many years must Russia be allowed to steal from Georgia? Yes, let's do that with our neighbors too, I mean it is nice to go over the house next door and say, we are commandeering your living room, now leave. Oh, we will also be issuing passports to your citizens. What a mess, and not likely to end soon as Putin is still like an old KGB man, and Medvedev is not yet off the puppet strings. Must be like heroin. They just can't get off of it. Poor people of Georgia are the ones to suffer for the near term, however, hopefully, about the time Russia's government thinks they have this situation under control, NATO will affirmatively step up and assert that stealing land is not allowed in this century. The days of Russian nonsense of this nature are surely numbered. Let us all hope.
20/08/2008 11:03:58 Alert a moderator
Retaliation
By Abdulrahman - Saudi Arabia
The action of Russia over Georgia is just over acting. Medvedev said they will defend all Russians at all cost. Some of the first casualty in South Ossetia are South Ossetians who has Russian passport because Russia gave them Russian passport, good move isnt it. They do it to Georgians because it is small and vulnerable country. Why not try to Poland or Ukraine. Their ego was hurt when Kosovo proclaimed independence from Serbia.
Anyway, we have to think always that that is the character of Russians, they would like to conquer the world, look what happen after the fall of Tsar, Soviet conquered all his neighbors. They would like to do that also to Afghanistan and if so happen they succeed on conquiring Afghanistan, they continue to Pakistan, because they want door also in Indian ocean. Luckily it doesnt happen.
20/08/2008 06:12:25 Alert a moderator
Blame the US!
By zox - Romania
Us did it with Iraq.US has his way of attacking any country and make it look like they are helping (hahah?!). Georgia attacked russian people, Russia defended. US has not yet left Iraq, why should Russia leave?US&NATO a bunch of retards who dont play fair. Hopefully Russia will ignore them and do it their way or at least show US how unprofessional they really are. I have nothing against US in general, I just hate how they forget about their own action, selling guns, supporting talibans, hungry for oil and nowadays turning into fascism.. so.. US.. once you're clean you can actually blame others,but until then.. shut up, will ya?
20/08/2008 05:07:09 Alert a moderator
The loser is Saakashivili Saddam
By John -
The only person to blame in the conflit is the killer Saakashivili how bombed his so call people in the middle of the night. He went to Iraq not to support democracy, but to seek protection from the US for is crazyness.Saakashvili is the most stupid leader I have ever seen on TV. He is out of topic and taking about everything but not the subject. Anytime he show up on CNN I just switch channel. Only stupid people can listen to saakashvili.
20/08/2008 02:42:56 Alert a moderator
Typical Russian Propaganda
By Anonyme - Romania
Ok Andrey, the world is used to typical Russian propaganda that's really full wishful thinking and non-truths. You're just perpetuating the baseless justification Russia is known for whenever it chooses to behave like criminal thugs. What else is new??
19/08/2008 21:12:17 Alert a moderator
Love Affair With A Lunatic
By longwalksinparis.blogspot.com - chicago
Can anyone please explain the strange love affair between the West and the lunatic who runs Tbilisi ? Who shot first should be much more worrisome than who shot next. Europe and the US should not let its foreign policy be held captive by this new cowboy.
19/08/2008 19:47:11 Alert a moderator
George W. Bush has 26 thieves all NATO members, not 40 thieves
By K. V. Tellis - Canada, Mississauga
This news on Russia is a bit mixed up, because Ali Baba only had 40 thieves, while George W. Bush only has 26, and all are members of NATO.. Now the point is is this Cabal going to tell the world what to do or will it bomb Russia like it did SERBIA? But of course in an alliance like NATO, the leaders are all eunuchs in the Court of the Mandarin George W. Bush. As NATO leaders are about it, tell them if they threaten Russian, they should at the very least have their training pants on, before doing so. In any case their training pants are liable to be dirty after the first brush with Russia. By the way tell de Hoop Scheffer that it's no easy task the he thinks he has now, because this not Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, but Russian President Dimitry Medvedev who will castrate if he ever catches them.