The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

[Azad]

Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

.... cleaning the Georgians from South Ossetia and Abkhasia is the ultimate goal of Russians? (it's not a statement)

And the BTC pipeline will eventually go under Russian control. None of the oil routes under the Russian sphere will go without its control. Setting this first example will discourage all other financial investments of this type.

[RSNATION]

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It's all over

Tskhinvali totally cleared of Georgia troops-peacekeepers HQ.



10.08.2008, 21.07



MOSCOW, August 10 (Itar-Tass) - Tskhinvali has been totally cleared of Georgian troops that are being forced towards the administrative border of South Ossetia with Georgia, aide to the commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Force (JPKF) Vladimir Ivanov told Itar-Tass by telephone on Sunday.

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12943341&PageNum=0

Lavrov at his best. And ideed, he IS the perfect politician. Much as I respect Putin, I still think this guy (Lavrov) is a diplomatic virtuoso

Lavrov tells Rice about Georgia’s numerous war crimes in S Ossetia.



10.08.2008, 20.00



MOSCOW, August 10 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The conversation was held on the initiative of the American side, Russian Foreign Ministry sources said.

Lavrov “stated our principled assessments of the developments in South Ossetia.” He “stressed that in the conditions of the persisting direct threat to the life of Russian citizens in South Ossetia, the Russian peacekeeping forces in accordance with the existing international agreements are continuing an operation to force the Georgian side to peace.” The minister also “pointed to the numerous war crimes of the Georgian troops against peaceful civilians of South Ossetia, which resulted in a major humanitarian catastrophe in the republic,” according to the sources.

Lavrov “stressed the necessity of the immediate withdrawal of the Georgian troops from South Ossetia to positions not violating the agreements between the sides, and of the signing by the conflict sides of a legally binding agreement on the non-use of force,” the Russian Foreign Ministry officials stressed.
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2....3320&PageNum=0

He is half-Armenian too.

[RSNATION]

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Oooops, almost forgot....

Azerbaijan halts oil exports via Georgia ports: state oil firm
1 day ago
BAKU (AFP) — Azerbaijan has halted oil exports via the Georgian ports of Batumi and Kulevi due to clashes between Russia and Georgia, the head of the state oil company said Saturday.

"Since last night the import and export of oil through the Georgian ports of Kulevi and Batumi have been halted," said Rovnag Abdullayev, the head of the Azeri state oil company SOCAR, in televised comments.

"This is due to armed actions in the area of the Georgia-Ossetia conflict."

He added that SOCAR was "looking into the possibility of exporting oil through the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline, but the capacity of this pipeline is quite low," in a reference to a route that links the Azerbaijani capital to the Russian Black Sea Coast.

Earlier Saturday Russian planes staged a raid near the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, a major international oil route that runs through Georgia, but did not damage it, Georgia's prime minister said.

In recent years Georgia has become an important transport route for oil from Azerbaijan and other Caspian Sea oil producers, allowing Western oil firms to bypass Russia's oil pipelines.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gVEVAFFG3fCTHSyXJtrW3C6quvWQ

So, what is it...rats are leaving the sinking ship??????

Still, I hope the Russian destroy the pipeline and the pumping stations.

[skhara]

Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

I agree with you Skhara, but still would't you say that cleaning the Georgians from South Ossetia and Abkhasia is the ultimate goal of Russians? (it's not a statement)

I would not say. That must not and cannot be the "ultimate goal" -- only a milestone. Russia's ultimate goal is "regime change" -- it remains to be seen whether it happens though.

[RSNATION]

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I didn't know it! Thanks!

Armenian from Tblisi...how ironic

[Azad]

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Joke of the day.

"Georgia Wants U.S. to Restrain Russia"

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831244,00.html?xid=rss-world

The U.S. can not restrain bunch of Arabs in PJ and it is going to do so with Russia.

[RSNATION]

Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

Joke of the day.

"Georgia Wants U.S. to Restrain Russia"

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831244,00.html?xid=rss-world

The U.S. can not restrain bunch of Arabs in PJ and it is going to do so with Russia.

The US can't even afford to send a National Guard battalion {not that they ever would anyway} to help Georgia at this time. Hey Georgia...Ossetia and Abkhazia are gone baby gone...

Oh yeah Azerbaboonjan...Artsakh will never be in your possession either.

[Azad]

Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

A picture is worth a thousand words.

[skhara]

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Russia is looking for excuses not to accept cease-fire.

[Kanki]

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Still, I hope the Russian destroy the pipeline.

What a weird wish !