Russia lower house approves defense treaties with breakaway Georgia regions
The Russian State Duma , the country's lower house of parliament, on Wednesday unanimously approved military defense agreements signed with Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia last month. The...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday pushed for the adoption of sweeping anti-graft legislation while opening the first meeting of the newly-established Anti-Corruption Council . Deflecting rumors that the...
Russia signs defense agreements with breakaway Georgia regions
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday signed military defense agreements with Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia despite heavy international criticism. Medvedev said that Russia now recognized the regions as...
The Moscow Prosecutor General's Office filed a motion Monday to ban the US animated series South Park , alleging it violates children's rights under international law. In a press release , the...
A lawyer for imprisoned Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Monday that the founder of the now-defunct Yukos oil company has appealed a Siberian court's rejection late last month of his request...
Russia recognition of Georgia territories violates international law: NATO
The North Atlantic Council (NAC) , made up of representatives from 26 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member nations, urged Russia to reverse its recognition of the independence of two Georgian territories [AP...
Georgia files complaint against Russia with International Court of Justice
Georgia filed a complaint against Russia with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday, alleging that invading Russian troops have engaged in murder, rape and mass displacement of civilians during the...
Russia searching for evidence of Georgia war crimes in South Ossetia
Alexander Bastrykin, chairman of Russia's Prosecutor General's Office, said Wednesday that his staff is collecting evidence of war crimes allegedly committed by Georgian forces in the breakaway region of South Ossetia . European Union leaders are...
South Ossetia conflict prompts discussion of creating genocide tribunal
Russian legislators on Monday adopted a measure calling for the establishment of an international tribunal charged with investigating allegations of genocide in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia. Russia's Prosecutor General, Yury Chaika , responded to...
Russia trades accusations with Georgia over alleged mass civilian detentions
Georgia is forcibly detaining Russian citizens within its borders in violation of international law, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a Monday communication with Minister of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliev. In the communication, Medvedev instructed Nurgaliev to...
