http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/RussiaFind stories, videos, and photos about Russia from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:27:48 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/WORLD/europe/10/05/georgia.russia.troops.ap/tztop.georgia.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Russia14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Russia from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/05/georgia.russia.troops.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/05/georgia.russia.troops.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian troops began dismantling positions Sunday in the so-called security zones inside Georgia they have occupied since August's brief but intense war, a Georgian Interior Ministry official said.Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/01/Russia.Somalipirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/01/Russia.Somalipirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Somali government has asked Russia to intervene against pirates who have seized a Ukrainian cargo ship, the Somali ambassador to Russia said Wednesday.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/01/russia.venezuela.warships.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/01/russia.venezuela.warships.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe four warships that Russia is sending to Venezuela in its first deployment of military power to the Western Hemisphere since the Cold War also will visit Libya and several other Mediterranean countries, the navy said Wednesday.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/01/russia.nicholas.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/01/russia.nicholas.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Russian Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the last czar and his murdered family to be victims of political repression -- a decision that helps Russia move toward closing a chapter in its tortured history.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/30/russia.markets.close/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/30/russia.markets.close/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian stock exchanges suspended trading for several hours Tuesday after shares plummeted soon after markets opened.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/26/russia.military.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/26/russia.military.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia must modernize its armed forces and upgrade its nuclear deterrent, in part by building a new air and space defense network, the president said Friday.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/19/news/international/russia_stocks.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/19/news/international/russia_stocks.ap/index.htmRussian stock exchanges suspended trading Friday after stocks shot higher, rebounding off a two-day closure amid a financial crisis as the government rushed through emergency measures that included more money for banks and purchases of shares to stem plunging prices.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/19/russia.stock.exchange.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/19/russia.stock.exchange.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia's stock markets have closed up more than 20 percent after a volatile session that saw trading suspended twice as stocks shot higher.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/19/bolivia.russia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/19/bolivia.russia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Evo Morales says he regrets not deepening Bolivia's ties to Russia years ago.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:10:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/hockey/nhl/09/18/bc.hkn.flames.fleming.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/hockey/nhl/09/18/bc.hkn.flames.fleming.ap/index.htmlFlames assistant coach Wayne Fleming resigned on Thursday to become the head coach of Omsk in Russia's new Continental Hockey League.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/18/news/international/russia_markets.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/18/news/international/russia_markets.ap/index.htmRussia's finance minister said trading on Russian exchanges won't resume until Friday, as the government tried to stem the dizzying plummet in share prices and restore confidence in the economy.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/17/georgia.nato.russia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/17/georgia.nato.russia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia issued an unusually harsh condemnation Wednesday of the NATO chief's visit to Georgia, saying it showed a Cold War mentality and would further destabilize the region.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/17/russia.banking.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/17/russia.banking.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia moved to bolster the country's increasingly stressed banking sector Wednesday, as the global economic turmoil deepened fears that the country could face a crisis similar to the one 10 years ago.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/15/russia.plane.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/15/russia.plane.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe pilot of the Aeroflot jet that crashed killing all 88 people on board ignored commands from air traffic controllers, probably contributing to Russia's worst air disaster in two years, according to news reports Monday.Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/09/12/tennis.fed.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/09/12/tennis.fed.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia, missing their top players, bid to retain the Fed Cup this weekend against a Spanish side hopeful that playing at home, at altitude and on clay will provide the ingredients for an upset.Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/12/russia.georgia.monitors.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/12/russia.georgia.monitors.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalks with Russia on sending additional international monitors to keep tabs on South Ossetia and Abkhazia collapsed Friday, a senior Western diplomat said, warning that Moscow's hard-line stance had thrown into question its pledge to withdraw troops.Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/11/sossetia.russia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/11/sossetia.russia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian news agencies have reported that the leader of South Ossetia said the breakaway Georgian region intends to become part of Russia, but later disavowed the comment and said there was no plan to relinquish independence.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/04/news/international/powell_russia.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/04/news/international/powell_russia.fortune/index.htmThe Cold War was supposed to be history, a topic today's twentysomethings know about only from the classroom, not from doing duck-and-cover drills in elementary school, as their parents did. In the 17 years that have passed since the demise of the Soviet Union, any threat Russia posed had pretty much been relegated to defaulting on its debt.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/09/news/international/russia_oil.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/09/news/international/russia_oil.ap/index.htmRussian stock markets fell sharply on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns over oil profits following a continuing slide in prices for crude and reports that the Kremlin might not support tax cuts for the industry.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia announced Monday it might hold joint military maneuvers with Venezuela in the Caribbean, and the United States said it is scrapping a once ballyhooed deal with Moscow on nuclear technology.Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.georgia.eu.sarkozy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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/0,8599,1839692,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839692,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussia's plan to deploy ships and warplanes to the Caribbean for joint military exercises with Venezuela is allowing President Hugo Chavez to capitalize on tensions between Moscow and the U.S. and showcase a growing military allianceTue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/05/georgia.usaid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/05/georgia.usaid/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States has backed Ukraine's bid for NATO membership a day after similarly supporting Georgia, in a move which may further stoke tensions with Russia.Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/06/cheney.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/06/cheney.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextVice President Dick Cheney harshly criticized Russia's military incursion into Georgia on Saturday, calling the action "an affront to civilized standards."Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/05/us.russia.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/05/us.russia.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration is poised to withdraw an agreement with Russia on nuclear trade as punishment for Russia's military action last month against U.S. ally Georgia, a State Department source said Friday.Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.georgia.summit.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.georgia.summit.sanctions/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says it is weighing its options following the arrival of more NATO vessels in the Black Sea, according to reports.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1838062,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1838062,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMegaFon, Russia's third-largest mobile phone company, said Tuesday it will start selling Apple's iPhone 3G in Russia later this yearTue, 02 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837975,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837975,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPrime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will respond calmly to an increase in NATO ships in the Black Sea in the aftermath of the short war with GeorgiaTue, 02 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/02/oakley.eu.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/02/oakley.eu.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextEurope and Russia, says the EU's current chairman Nicolas Sarkozy, are at a crossroads. Heading for a 'crucial' meeting with Moscow's leaders on September 8, he said at the Brussels emergency summit that Russia had to decide whether it wanted isolation or co-operation with its 27 neighbors.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837678,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837678,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussian troops remaining in Georgian territory are effectively preventing Georgians from returning to their homesSat, 30 Aug 2008 18:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/29/putin.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/29/putin.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN's Matthew Chance interviewed Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday.Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/29/zakaria.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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.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://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/28/russia.ukraine.oakley.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/28/russia.ukraine.oakley.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextWestern politicians are currently scrambling for air tickets to Kiev. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband rushed to Ukraine soon after Russia announced its recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney will follow.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836234,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836234,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMoscow's hard line on the separatist provinces of Georgia suggests its adventurism is far from over, but it may find the next episodes messierWed, 27 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836613,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836613,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe re-emerging Cold War tensions are spreading, as Russia agrees to strengthen military ties with SyriaWed, 27 Aug 2008 13:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/26/russia.georgia.oakley.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/26/russia.vote.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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/0,8599,1836139,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836139,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe United States said Russia is behaving "appallingly" by granting formal diplomatic recognition Tuesday to two breakaway Georgian provincesTue, 26 Aug 2008 16:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836070,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836070,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Dmitry Medvedev says Russia has recognized the independence of the breakaway Georgian territories of South Ossetia and AbkhaziaTue, 26 Aug 2008 12:30:00 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://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/25/russia.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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://money.cnn.com/2008/08/25/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/25/markets/oil/index.htmOil prices rose slightly Monday as a flat U.S. dollar countered worries that tensions with Russia could interrupt the flow of crude between Europe and Asia.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTextA train carrying fuel hit a mine and burst into flames near the Georgian city of Gori Sunday morning, according to an Interior Ministry spokesman.Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/22/russia.georgia.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/23/russia.georgia.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/23/russia.georgia.withdrawal/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost Russian troops have withdrawn from eastern and western Georgia, but they still maintain some checkpoints in the country, a spokesman for Georgia's Interior Ministry said Saturday.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/08/22/cold.war.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/08/22/cold.war.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor some Americans, the recent fighting between Georgia and Russia has recalled days of the Iron Curtain, bomb shelters and hiding under desks. Those Cold War memories are especially intense for some iReporters, U.S. veterans who served under the constant threat of nuclear war.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1834544,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1834544,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOil prices shot up more than $5 a barrel Thursday, rising to the highest level in over two weeks as escalating tensions with Russia stoked fears of supply disruptions to the WestThu, 21 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834450,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834450,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussian forces blocked the only land entrance to Georgia's main port cityThu, 21 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834363,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834363,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussia has informed Norway that it plans to suspend all military ties with NATO, Norway's Defense Ministry said WednesdayWed, 20 Aug 2008 22:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/20/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/19/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/19/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO has accused Russia of failing to honor the full terms of the cease-fire agreement brokered by the European Union last week aimed at ending the fighting in Georgia.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833830,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833830,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsReeling after Moscow's Georgia offensive, the Atlantic Alliance is split over how to relate to Russia's resurgence Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833664,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833664,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. will argue at a NATO ministers meeting for a unified response to punish Russia for invading Georgia, even as officials say Moscow has positioned missile launchers in the separatist South Ossetia provinceMon, 18 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/17/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/15/us.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/15/us.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextA grim Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Friday that he signed a cease-fire agreement that requires the immediate withdrawal of all Russian forces from Georgian soil.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832701,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832701,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussia's assault on Georgia was wrong -- but predictable. How humiliation can shape national interestFri, 15 Aug 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832699,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832699,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsZbigniew Brzezinski says the West must show Moscow it won't tolerate any attempt to reassert control over GeorgiaFri, 15 Aug 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/14/georgia.russia.loophole/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/14/georgia.russia.loophole/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice is taking a cease-fire document to Tbilisi, Georgia, that would limit the role of Russian troops there in the peace agreement reached this week, a senior State Department official said.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/08/14/nasa.russia.soyuz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/08/14/nasa.russia.soyuz/index.html#cnnSTCTextExperts are growing increasingly concerned that the United States will have to rely entirely upon Russia to take astronauts to and from the international space station for at least five years.Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832982,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832982,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter Bush's tough talk, his Defense Secretary makes clear that military confrontation isn't an option Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832820,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832820,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMoscow's troops were supposed to turn over territory to Georgia a day ago but they are still holding on to critical areasThu, 14 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832771,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832771,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsReporter John Wendle travels with Moscow's forces, as accusations fly that war operations continue in GeorgiaThu, 14 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832726,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832726,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe United States challenged Russia to keep its word to end a crushing invasion of U.S.-backed Georgia, siding decisively with the former Soviet republic and rejecting Russian justificationsThu, 14 Aug 2008 08:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/13/us.russia.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/13/us.russia.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia pressed the United States on Wednesday to choose between "a real partnership" with Moscow or an "illusory" relationship with U.S. ally Georgia.Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/13/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/13/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia has likely moved additional troops into Georgia and its breakaway provinces over the past several days, several administration officials told CNN on Wednesday.Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:38:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/michael_farber/08/13/russia.georgia/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/michael_farber/08/13/russia.georgia/index.htmlBEIJING -- I went to a beach volleyball match, and a truce broke out.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/13/markets/dollar_euro/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/13/markets/dollar_euro/index.htmThe dollar continued to rebound against the euro and British pound Wednesday, as European economic woes overshadowed weak U.S. retail sales and surging oil prices.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/13/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/13/markets/oil/index.htmOil prices soared Wednesday after the government reported a surprisingly sharp decline in the nation's petroleum inventories.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/12/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/12/georgia.russia.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe presidents of Georgia and Russia have agreed to a six-point plan to calm the conflict over Georgia's separatist territories, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said late Tuesday.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/12/georgia.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/12/georgia.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextFurious over Russia's invasion of Georgia, the United States and its allies are weighing steps to diplomatically isolate Moscow as punishment for the conflict, senior administration officials said Tuesday.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:33:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832190,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832190,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe United States and its allies are considering expelling Moscow from an exclusive club of wealthy nations and canceling an upcoming joint NATO-Russia military exerciseTue, 12 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/12/georgia.bloggers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/12/georgia.bloggers/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeople in Georgia, as in other crisis spots around the world, have been using the World Wide Web to tell the world their personal stories of fear and survival and to deliver firsthand analysis.Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831867,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831867,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Russian advance may have halted, but the country is held in fear, with its economy set back and refugees left on the roadTue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831857,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831857,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Tired of being treated like a second-rate power, says Robert Baer, Moscow is out to prove it is still bossTue, 12 Aug 2008 16:00:00 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://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/11/eu.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/11/eu.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia will not sign off on a proposed United Nations resolution calling for a cease-fire with Georgia, Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Monday.Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/11/us.georgia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Bush on Monday demanded that Russia end a "dramatic and brutal escalation" of violence in Georgia, agree to an immediate cease-fire and accept international mediation to end the crisis in the former Soviet republicTue, 12 Aug 2008 00:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/11/georgia.oped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/08/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/08/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCTextBombs rocked Tbilisi early Saturday morning as the fight between Georgia and Russia over a breakaway region intensified and moved into the Georgian capital.Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1831355,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1831355,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOil prices rebounded Monday in Asia to above $116 a barrel on concerns a widening conflict between Russia and Georgia over a breakaway province could disrupt supplies in the regionMon, 11 Aug 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/10/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.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.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsQ&A: Georgia's foreign minister tells TIME that her country's hopes in its showdown with Moscow rest with Western intervention Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831243,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831243,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussia may have slowed Georgia's move into NATO, but it may remind neighbors why they want Western protection Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/olympic.embrace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/olympic.embrace/index.html#cnnSTCTextSharpshooters from Russia and Georgia embraced Sunday after earning medals for their countries, which have been teetering on the brink of war since the Beijing Summer Olympics kicked off last week.Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/09/georgia.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/09/georgia.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia's use of strategic bombers and ballistic missiles against Georgia's civilians outside of the South Ossetian conflict is "far disproportionate" to Georgia's alleged attack on Russian peacekeepers, a senior U.S. official said Saturday.Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830807,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830807,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIntense fighting reportedly raged for a second night in the Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia on Saturday and Georgia's interior ministry reported air attacks on three military bases and key facilities for shipping oil to the WestFri, 08 Aug 2008 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830633,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830633,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGeorgian troops launched a major military offensive to regain control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia and the president accused Russia, which has close Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1829150,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1829150,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA look back on the life of the Russian Nobel Prize–winning author, famous for his stark stories of life in Soviet gulagsMon, 04 Aug 2008 05:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/25/russia.bears/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/25/russia.bears/index.html#cnnSTCTextA team of experts gathered Friday on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula to decide how to deal with marauding bears that reportedly have killed two people recently.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/18/russia.lightning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/18/russia.lightning/index.html#cnnSTCTextLightning has killed and injured more than a dozen people in Russia in the past two weeks, officials say, blaming widespread use of electronic gadgets such as cell phones for an increase in deadly strikes.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/17/russia.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/17/russia.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was 90 years ago Thursday that Russia's last royal family was executed -- but this year's anniversary comes with scientific proof ending years of speculation that some of the Romanovs managed to survive.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822514,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822514,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRussia announced Monday that it is sending warships to patrol Arctic waters for the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/12/zimbabwe.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/12/zimbabwe.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia has reacted angrily to comments made by U.S. and British officials who criticized Moscow's veto of U.N. sanctions against Zimbabwe.Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:01:00 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://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/08/missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/08/missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia's Foreign Ministry Tuesday threatened a "military-technological" response if the United States deploys a missile defense system in former Soviet-bloc nations near Russia's borders.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:18:00 EDT