Destabilization: Caucasus Geopolitics Threatens Russia’s Security (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
The analysis of the situation in the Caucasus and in Transcaucasia shows that the outlook for the geopolitical entirety is going to be shaped by the key Western countries’ efforts aimed at debarring Russia from the Caspian oil and gas projects.
Six Islamist rebels killed in North Caucasus (EARTHtimes.org)
Moscow – At least six Islamist rebels were killed in battles with Russian-backed troops in the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, the Interfax agency reported Tuesday. Several members of the security forces had been injured and six rebel fighters…
Medvedev and Putin pay surprise visits to the North Caucasus (Moldova.org)
By Valery Dzutsev The North Caucasus receives unprecedented attention from Russian leaders On March 1, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made an unannounced brisk visit to the North Caucasus. In the North Ossetian town of Beslan, Putin met the head of North Ossetia, Taimuraz Mamsurov, and in the capital of Ingushetia, Magas, he held a longer meeting with Ingushetia’s President Yunus-bek Yevkurov and …
6 Insurgents Killed in Ingush Battle (The Moscow Times)
Security forces killed at least six insurgents during a gun battle in Ingushetia on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged about $1.5 billion to develop the republic.
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In a grave setback for relatives of slain Ingush oppositionist Magomed Yevloyev, the Ingush “High Court” decided on Tuesday to significantly lighten the sentence of the oppositionist’s killer.
Russo-Georgian border reopens, but ties remain strained – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Moscow – Georgia and Russia on Monday reopened their sole direct border crossing, 18 months after the two countries engaged in a brief armed conflict, though diplomatic ties remain severed. The checkpoint at Verkhny Lars gorge opened Monday morning a…
Russian Militants Fire Grendades at Train in Caucasus, RIA Says (Bloomberg)
March 1 (Bloomberg) — Russian militants fired grenades at a freight train in the North Caucasus, damaging a railroad car and several houses, the state-run RIA Novosti news service reported, citing an unidentified official.
Sergey Shakaryants: missile crisis forming around Caucasus (PanARMENIAN.Net)
The ongoing processes in Caucasus come to be viewed through the prism of global politics, according to an Armenian expert.
Medvedev Seeks Police Reform in Caucasus (The Moscow Times)
President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday called for police reform to help beat the “tumor” of Islamist violence in Chechnya and neighboring regions in the North Caucasus.
Russo-Georgian border reopens after 2008 conflict (EARTHtimes.org)
Moscow – Georgia and Russia have reopened their border crossing, one and a half years after the two countries engaged in a brief armed conflict, a media report said Monday. The checkpoint at Verkhny Lars opened Monday morning and is the only crossing…
Six ‘rebels’ killed in Ingushetia police sweep (Press TV)
Police have reportedly killed at least six suspected militants during anti-terror operations in the volatile southern Russian republic of Ingushetia.
