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• Georgia Ready For War If Russia Recognizes Abkhazia - Official
From Interfax; JRL #2007-236, Nov. 14, 2007.
• Is Georgia's Opposition Ready To Take On Saakashvili?
By Salome Asatiani, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2007-236, Nov. 14, 2007.
• Russia hands over Soviet-era base to Georgia
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-235, Nov. 13, 2007.
• Russian pundit says Saakashvili may win next Georgian election
From Interfax; JRL #2007-234, Nov. 12, 2007.
• Russia, Georgia not geared towards conflict - Lavrov
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-204, Sept. 28, 2007.
• Georgia: Saakashvili Has Harsh Words For Russia At UN
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2007-203, Sept. 27, 2007.
• Georgia leader - change Abkhazia talks, replace peacekeepers
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-203, Sept. 28, 2007.
• Abkhazia Revisited
By Lyudmila Butuzova and Roman Mukhametzhanov, from The Moscow News; JRL #2007-196, Sept. 14, 2007.
• Georgian deputy foreign minister: Russia continues traditions of Soviet insolent diplomacy
 From Regnum.Ru; JRL #2007-179, Aug. 22, 2007.
• Foreign experts back Georgia's claim in missile spat with Russia
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-179, Aug. 22, 2007.
• Georgia and Russia - doomed to conflict
By Yelena Imedashvili, from Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-179, Aug. 22, 2007.
• EXPERT REPORT ON MISSILE DROP IN GEORGIA LEAVES UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
By Vladimir Socor, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2007-175, Aug. 16, 2007.
• Georgia: Tbilisi, Sukhumi Mark 15 Years Since Start Of Abkhaz War
 From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2007-173, Aug. 14, 2007.
• Bagapsh Urges Abkhazians To Unite In Defending Independence
From Intefax; JRL #2007-174, Aug. 15, 2007.
• Experts from Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania and USA started investigating incident in Georgian air space
 From Regnum.Ru; JRL #2007-173, Aug. 14, 2007.
• Georgia: Sides In Frozen Conflicts 'Need To Talk'
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2007-166, Aug. 1, 2007.
• S. Ossetia says it can prove Georgian plane violated airspace
 From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-170, Aug. 8, 2007.
• Georgia: Sides In Frozen Conflicts 'Need To Talk'
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2007-166, Aug. 1, 2007.
• Georgia: Official Says Position Unchanged On Russian WTO Negotiations
 From Interfax; JRL 2007-100, May 1, 2007.
• Georgia considering hosting U.S. missile defense system
 From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2007-101, May 2, 2007.
• There's More Democracy In Tbilisi Than Moscow - Georgian Minister
 From Interfax; JRL 2007-95, April 23, 2007.
• Rice warns Russia against helping separatists in Georgia
 By Liz Fuller, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2007-88, April 16, 2007.
• Russia should recognize Abkhazia before Georgia joins NATO - Abkhaz official
From Interfax; JRL 2007-65, March 18, 2007.
• Georgia: Saakashvili Tries To Soothe EU 'Allergy'
By Ahto Lobjakas, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2007-48, Feb. 27, 2007.
• No plans to house foreign bases after accession to NATO - Georgian official
From Interfax; JRL 2007-48, Feb. 27, 2007.
• Georgia Can Recover Abkhazia Only By Offering Better Economy - Zlobin
From Interfax; JRL 2007-44, Feb. 22, 2007.
• Crunch Time in the South Caucasus
From Georgian Ambassador Tedo Japaridze, forwarding his remarks from the Munich Conference on Security Policy; JRL 2007-38, Feb. 15, 2007.
• Moscow Sends its Ambassador Back to Tbilisi
By Molly Corso, from Russia Profile; JRL 2007-29, Feb. 6, 2007.
• Gref Upbeat on Georgia WTO Deal
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2007-21, Jan. 29, 2007.
• Russia cannot identify origin of uranium seized in Georgia
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2007-19, Jan. 26, 2007.
• Russia hits at Georgia over uranium smuggling probe
From Interfax; JRL 2006-18, Jan. 25, 2007.
• Russia: Ossetia Pipeline Adds Fuel To The Georgia Fire
By Nona Mchedlishvili, from from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2006-250, Nov. 7, 2006.
• Re Andrey Terekhov/ JRL245
From Sergey Vorobiev; JRL 2006-247, Nov. 7, 2006.
• Georgia's NATO accession still an open question - official
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-233, Oct. 17, 2006.
• Russia: Moscow's Shifting Policy Toward Georgia
By Victor Yasmann, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2006-232, Oct. 16, 2006.
• Georgia Is a Victim of NATO Expansion
From Andrei P. Tsygankov; JRL 2006-232, Oct. 16, 2006.
• The Georgian Trap - How the West may have lost the Quiet War for Central Asia
From Dietwald Claus; JRL 2006-232, Oct. 16, 2006.
• Illarionov dismisses rumors of offer to become Saakashvili's aide
From Interfax; JRL 2006-243, Oct. 30, 2006.
• Georgia's NATO accession still an open question - official
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-233, Oct. 17, 2006.
• Russia: Moscow's Shifting Policy Toward Georgia
By Victor Yasmann, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2006-232, Oct. 16, 2006.
• Georgia Is a Victim of NATO Expansion
From Andrei P. Tsygankov; JRL 2006-232, Oct. 16, 2006.
• The Georgian Trap - How the West may have lost the Quiet War for Central Asia
From Dietwald Claus; JRL 2006-232, Oct. 16, 2006.
• Georgia Has the Edge for Now
By Simon Saradzhyan, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2006-224, Oct. 5, 2006.
• Russia may accelerate pullout of bases from Georgia - Ivanov
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-223, Oct. 4, 2006.
• Georgian foreign ministry: “Russia will be isolated from democratic community”
From Regnum.Ru; JRL 2006-223, Oct. 4, 2006.
• Russia may accelerate pullout of bases from Georgia - Ivanov
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-223, Oct. 4, 2006.
• Georgia: Ulterior Motives Seen Behind Escalation Of Spy Row
By Luke Allnutt, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2006-222, Oct. 3, 2006.  
• Georgia conducting blatant anti-Russian policy says Lavrov
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-222, Oct. 3, 2006.
• TBILISI NEUTRALIZES ALLEGED RUSSIAN SPY RING, GAINS POLITICAL MILEAGE
By Zaal Anjaparidze, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL 2006-221, Oct. 2, 2006.
• Russia suspends transport and other links to Georgia in spy spat 
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-221, Oct. 2, 2006.
• Russia must accept Georgia as it is says President Saakashvili
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-221, Oct. 2, 2006.
• [Putin Remarks:] Beginning of Meeting with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council
Kremlin.Ru transcript; JRL 2006-221, Oct. 2, 2006.
• A Time for Some Restraint on All Sides
Moscow Times editorial; JRL 2006-221, Oct. 2, 2006.
• Russian Pundit Says Georgia Should Be Declared 'Illegitimate' State
 From Interfax; JRL 2006-219, Sept. 30, 2006.
• Russian military says no Georgia-wanted officer in HQ
 From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-219, Sept. 30, 2006.
• US torpedo UN Security Council’s resolution on Georgia
 From Regnum.Ru; JRL 2006-219, Sept. 30, 2006.
• Moscow Suspends Georgia Troop Pullout
 From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2006-219, Sept. 30, 2006.
• Georgia's detention of Russian officers can lead to war - Federation Council chairman
From Interfax; JRL 2006-217, Sept. 28, 2006.
• Russian general says US behind latest Georgian action
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-218, Sept. 29, 2006.
• Russian envoy to Georgia blasts espionage charges
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-218, Sept. 29, 2006.
• Use of force to solve Georgia standoff unacceptable - Russian MP
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-218, Sept. 29, 2006.
• Presidential Aide Denies Moscow Has Plans To Overthrow Government in Tbilisi
From Interfax; JRL 2006-207, Sept. 13, 2006.
• Senior Russian Parliamentarians Say Peacekeepers Should Remain in Georgia
From Interfax; JRL 2006-191, Aug. 23, 2006.
• [re: Abkhazia] Response to the op-ed by Jeffrey Sweetbaum/ No. 181
From Alexander Melikishvili; JRL 2006-183, Aug. 14, 2006.
• Russia concerned over Georgia clashes near its border - Ivanov
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-169, July 26, 2006.
•     Georgia at the Crossroads…Again.
From Adam Wolf; JRL 2006-141, June 20, 2006.
•     Re: Sergei Roy, JRL 132 [re: Georgia, Caucasus]
From Timothy Blauvelt; JRL 2006-136, June 13, 2006.
•     Russia/Georgia: Friendship Still Strong, Despite Frosty Politics
By Claire Bigg, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2006-136, June 13, 2006.
•     Rejoinder to Timothy Blauvelt JRL 131 #26
From Sergei Roy; JRL 2006-132, June 8, 2006.
•     In response to Sergei Roy in JRL #130
From Timothy Blauvelt; JRL 2006-131, June 7, 2006.
•     Second response to the Letter by Ashot Vardanyan/ JRL #130
From Alexander Melikishvili; JRL 2006-131, June 7, 2006.
•     Re: JRL 129 #22. Untimely Thoughts: Weekly Russia Experts Panel ­ The “Montenegrin precedent.”
From Sergei Roy; JRL 2006-130, June 6, 2006.
•     JRL #116 - Tsotne Bakuria, Standing up to Russia.
From Alexander Domrin; JRL 2006-119, May 22, 2006.
•     REPORT-- Georgian Ambassador Optimistic About Rose Revolution Achievements
From ZvanersM@rferl.org, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2006-101, May 1, 2006.
•     Georgia: Ex-President Shevardnadze Discusses 1992 South Ossetia Agreement
From Alexander Melikishvili; JRL 2006-40, Feb. 12, 2006.
•     Are Russia and Georgia Headed for a Major Conflict Over South Ossetia?
Featuring Vladimir Frolov, Yury Fedorov, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Andrei Lebedev, Andrei Seregin and Andrei Zagorsky, from Russia Profile; JRL 2006-48, Feb. 24, 2006.
•     Response to Kupchan's article in Johnson's Russia List, Issue No.26, January 28, 2006 [re: Georgia]
From Alexander Melikishvili; JRL 2006-40, Feb. 12, 2006.
•     Georgia: Tensions Again On The Rise In South Ossetia
By Liz Fuller, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #9257, Sept. 28, 2005.
•     Russia warns of dire consequences of NATO arming Georgia
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9244, Sept. 14, 2005.
• Russia to move some armaments from Georgia to Armenia - minister
From Interfax; JRL #9170, June 6, 2005.
• Former Russian forces commander in Georgia unhappy about pullout
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9166, June 2, 2005.
• Georgia/Russia: Tbilisi, Moscow Continue To Negotiate On Bases
By Robert Parsons, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #9152, May 18, 2005.
• WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN BASES FROM GEORGIA: CONCESSION OR REGULARITY?
By Anatoly Belyayev, from Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9138, May 3, 2005.
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Russia/Georgia: Opening Of Ferry Link Expected To Impact Regional Trade
By Jean-Christophe Peuch, from RFE/RL; JRL #9011, Jan. 11, 2005.
 
•     JRL 2004 Excerpts ~ Russia, Georgia
 

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