Reuter’s has a good roundup of opinions from various security analysts. They seem to be in agreement with what I’ve been saying here. In short, it’s in the interest of both sides to back down from this flare up as quickly as possible. A ton of diplomatic force is being applied, by all major powers, to send these parties back to their respective corners.
Russia and Georgia Both Agree to Six-Point Plan to End Fighting
Everyone seems to be on board – for now: Georgia’s president late Tuesday agreed to a six-point plan announced by the Russian and French presidents that aims to settle the...
Video: Richard Holbrooke Points to Russian Aggression, Expansion in South Ossetian Conflict
Holbrooke’s comments are going to drive a lot of my Russian visitors crazy but its backing of separatist parties could only have led to this. Russia will not find much...
International Red Cross Seeks Safe Corridor in South Ossetia to Treat and Evacuate the Wounded
There are conflicting reports about the number of casualties but given the intensity of the fighting it’s possible that a large number of people need assistance. In fact, it sounds...
South Ossetia Clash: Putin Declares “War Has Started” with Georgia
The Russian stock market did not approve but there are bigger problems looming this morning: The ruble dropped the most in 3 1/2 years and Russia’s 30-stock Micex Index fell...
Georgia Attacks South Ossetia – Russia Sending in Troops
This is ugly: As Georgian troops launched a major military offensive Friday to regain control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, Russia denounced the move as “aggressive” and vowed...
Amazing footage. It looks worse than I thought. I wonder if those are Su-25 Frogfoots flying around.