http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/AbkhaziaFind stories, videos, and photos about Abkhazia from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:27:24 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/europe/09/30/russia.georgia.eu/tztop.south.ossetia.mourners.file.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Abkhazia14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Abkhazia from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/30/russia.georgia.eu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/30/russia.georgia.eu/index.html#cnnSTCTextHistorical tensions and overreaction on the part of both Russia and Georgia contributed to a five-day conflict between the two in 2008, a European Union fact-finding mission concluded in a report released Wednesday.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/11/chavez.spain.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/11/chavez.spain.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez ended a sometimes controversial nine-country tour on a quieter note Friday, meeting with top Spanish leaders in Madrid.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/10/chavez.russia.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/10/chavez.russia.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez was in Moscow on Thursday to negotiate and sign new oil and gas contracts between his country and Russia.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/07/goergia.background/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/07/goergia.background/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne year after Russian tanks rolled into the former Soviet republic of Georgia, the conflict that erupted over a breakaway territory continues to stoke tensions in the region, with repercussions around the world.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/04/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/04/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe former Soviet republic of Georgia and one of its breakaway territories, Russia-backed South Ossetia, accused each other of violating the cease-fire that ended last year's Russian-Georgian war, days before the conflict's anniversary.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/15/un.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/15/un.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe rift between Russia and Western powers over Georgia burst back into full view on the U.N. Security Council when Russia vetoed a resolution that would have extended the U.N. observer mission in Georgia.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/26/russia.abkhazia.naval.base/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/26/russia.abkhazia.naval.base/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia will begin the construction of a new naval base this year in Georgia's pro-Russian separatist region of Abkhazia, according to a Russian media report Monday.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/05/georgia.ministers.sacked/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/05/georgia.ministers.sacked/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeorgian Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili has dismissed the country's defense minister and foreign affairs minister.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/02/georgia.eu.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/02/georgia.eu.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe European Union has launched a fact-finding mission to determine the causes of the August war between Georgia and Russia, an EU spokeswoman said Tuesday.Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855734,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855734,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe crackle of gunfire at night makes sleep all but impossible along Georgia's border with separatist Abkhazia, feeding the fears of so many here that the war they hoped was over may be erupting anewSat, 01 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/06/russia.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/06/russia.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday that "some forces in Tbilisi" are trying to provoke new violence in Georgia.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847394,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847394,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussian troops on Sunday began dismantling positions in the so-called security zones inside Georgia that they have occupied since August's warSun, 05 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/13/russia.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/13/russia.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTextA jet carrying 88 people crashed early Sunday morning in western Russia, killing everyone on board, an airline spokesman said.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/13/russia.georgia.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/13/russia.georgia.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian peacekeepers are withdrawing from five checkpoints in western Georgia where they have been since the conflict between the two countries broke out last month, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday, according to the Interfax news agency.Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/10/russia.georgia.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/10/russia.georgia.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Georgian policeman was shot and killed on Wednesday near a Russian checkpoint in Georgia, Georgia's Interior Ministry said.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.georgia.eu.sarkozy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.georgia.eu.sarkozy/index.html#cnnSTCTextMoscow has agreed to withdraw its forces from Georgia outside of its two breakaway provinces within one month, the presidents of Russia and France said Monday following the latest efforts to end the region's territorial crisis.Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839753,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839753,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussia said that it will station troops in two Georgian breakaway provinces for the foreseeable futureTue, 09 Sep 2008 12:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839475,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839475,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEuropean Union monitors will deploy to regions surrounding South Ossetia and Abkhazia by next month and Russian troops will pull out after that President Dmitry Medvedev said MondayMon, 08 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/29/zakaria.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/29/zakaria.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of orchestrating the conflict in Georgia to benefit one of its presidential candidates.Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837438,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837438,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territoryFri, 29 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/28/newsquiz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/28/newsquiz/index.html#cnnSTCTextName that noun - Answer the following questions about people, places or things from this week's news. Fill in your answers in the space provided.Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836837,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836837,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Putin insider explains Russia's new assertiveness as a reaction both to Western provocation and U.S. politicsThu, 28 Aug 2008 23:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/27/russia.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/27/russia.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia defended its recognition of two independence-seeking Georgian provinces as a U.S. ship carrying aid docked in Georgia on Wednesday.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/26/russia.georgia.oakley.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/26/russia.georgia.oakley.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was against the terms of the Russia/Georgia cease-fire, brokered by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy. It was directly in contravention of the request not to do it from President George W. Bush of the United States. But Russia's President Dimitri Medvedev has gone and done it anyway. He has made Russia the first country to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/26/russia.vote.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/26/russia.vote.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTextWestern nations and organizations Tuesday condemned Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two breakaway regions in Georgia.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:49:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836046,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836046,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussia's parliament voted unanimously Monday to urge the president to recognize the independence of Georgia's two breakaway regions, stoking further tensions between Moscow and the small Caucasus nation's Western alliesTue, 26 Aug 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/25/russia.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/25/russia.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President George W. Bush has urged Russia not to recognize the independence of Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, saying he was "deeply concerned" by the Russian parliament's move toward recognition.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835716,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835716,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Bush is dispatching Vice President Cheney to Georgia, setting up a high-ranking diplomatic mission to an ally reeling from a short, intense warMon, 25 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/22/russia.georgia.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/22/russia.georgia.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia said Friday that its forces have withdrawn from Georgia into South Ossetia, fulfilling its end of the cease-fire agreement reached last weekend.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/20/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/20/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of Georgia's breakaway regions has asked Russia to recognize independence, according to a report by the Russian news agency Interfax.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834182,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834182,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNow that Georgians have fled south, some pro-Russian locals want to ensure that they'll have no homes to return toWed, 20 Aug 2008 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/17/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/17/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextThough Russia says it will begin pulling back its troops from Georgia on Monday, it's unclear how long the redeployment will take, and a Russian lawmaker has compared the situation to the U.S. presence in Iraq.Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833464,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833464,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussia's president said troops would begin pulling out of Georgia on MondaySun, 17 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/16/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/16/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeorgia accused the Russian army of destroying a key railway bridge Saturday and starting massive fires in the scenic Borjomi Gorge, in violation of a new cease-fire agreement between the two countries.Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/16/georgia.separatists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/16/georgia.separatists/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian-backed militia members in western Georgia have seized control of 13 villages and a power plant in the region, the Georgian government said Saturday.Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/15/abkhazia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/15/abkhazia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.N. refugee agency helped evacuate more than 700 Georgians from the Abkhazia region this week with the cooperation of the Russian and Georgian forces.Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Russian military convoy thrust deep into Georgia and Georgian officials said Russian troops bombed and looted the crossroads city of GoriWed, 13 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831827,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831827,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussia ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks that sent Georgia's army into headlong retreatTue, 12 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831765,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831765,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussian President Dmitri Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia Tuesday, saying it had punished Georgia and restored security for civilians and Russian peacekeepers in South OssetiaTue, 12 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/11/us.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/11/us.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia's attacks against the former Soviet republic of Georgia have "substantially damaged Russia's standing in the world," President Bush told reporters Monday after returning from his trip to Asia.Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/11/georgia.oped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/11/georgia.oped/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeorgian President Mikheil Saakashvili argues in an op-ed column in Monday's Wall Street Journal that Russia picked the fight with Georgia in South Ossetia to crush Georgia's pro-Western democracy.Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/11/georgia.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/11/georgia.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia is attacking Georgia to achieve "regime change" and crush Georgia's pro-Western democracy, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Monday.Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/11/georgia.russia.oakley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/11/georgia.russia.oakley/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere has been no doubt of Europe's priority in the conflict between Georgia and Russia: Bringing about a ceasefire on both sides and minimizing further bloodshed. Beyond that, nothing in this conflict is simple.Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/10/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/10/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs fighting continued Sunday between Russia and Georgia over the separatist province of South Ossetia, U.N. officials expressed concern about violence in another Russian-backed breakaway territory in Georgia.Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/09/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/09/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian forces launched an airstrike against a military airfield near the Tbilisi International Airport early Sunday, despite international calls for Russia to stand down from the escalating conflict, Georgian officials told CNN.Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/09/candidates.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/09/candidates.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama both spoke to Georgia's president Saturday and continued to call for an end to Russia's bombing of the former Soviet republic.Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821922,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821922,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to "collect the shattered fragments" of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace againFri, 11 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/04/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/04/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeorgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia offered differing accounts Friday of a shooting that highlights continued tension between them amid Georgia's NATO ambitions.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/06/russia.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/06/russia.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternational powers should stay out of the conflict between Georgia and its two breakaway regions, the Russian foreign minister said Friday.Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/29/russia.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/29/russia.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia is increasing the number of its troops near the region of Abkhazia amid simmering tensions between Russia and Georgia, the Defense Ministry announced Tuesday.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/23/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/23/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Soviet state Georgia Wednesday accused Moscow of "harassment" for allegedly shooting down of one its spy planes, escalating tensions between the two countries ahead of a U.N. Security Council meeting.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/22/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/22/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeorgia has asked the U.N. Security Council to discuss Russia's "military aggression" after saying a Russian jet shot down one of its unmanned spy planes.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/07/georgia.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/07/georgia.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeorgia sought the backing of NATO and the European Union on Friday after Russia stepped up pressure by announcing intensified ties with two separatist Georgian regions.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:49:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720718,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720718,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHostility to secession allows Moscow to consolidate its position across much of the old Soviet sphere of influenceSat, 08 Mar 2008 21:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.georgia.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.georgia.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeorgian forces fired at a plane they believed was Russian after it violated the Caucasus republic's airspace on Wednesday, a senior interior ministry official said.Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/14/profile.olson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/14/profile.olson/index.htmlDr. David Olson has had patients in a remote region between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He has treated people in the breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia near the Black Sea and in a gulag prison hospital in Siberia. He has had patients in a northwest Uganda town called Arua.Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/30/news/newsmakers/stalin_house/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/30/news/newsmakers/stalin_house/index.htmTwelve-bedroom home by the sea.Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/04/basayev/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/04/basayev/index.htmlMoscow has again lashed out at the decision by Britain's Channel 4 News to air an interview with Chechen terrorist Shamil Basayev.Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:40:00 EST