War of words ends Russia-Georgia talks

neurope.eu | Oct. 19, 2008 (News Report)

The first round in Geneva broke down, but the EU’s Special Representative for Georgia, Pierre Morel, told journalists that discussions would resume on November 18. Russia and Georgia accused each other of walking out of the UNbrokered talks. “De facto the discussion was broken off by Georgia, which refused to participate in the plenary session,” Interfax quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin, who headed the Russian delegation to the Geneva ... Full Story »

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by Peter Barnett - Oct. 19, 2008

Short and concise report on the breakdown of the talks with stakeholder views.

Russia has called Georgia's bluff, without the EU Georgia is powerless (military wise), without Russia the EU is without power (energy wise).

Given the enormous changes in Russia since 1997, and the EU’s 2004 expansion up to Russia’s border, the two sides in 2006 agreed to start negotiating a new agreement on ... More »

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