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EU Monitors Start Patrols in Georgia

Oct. 1, 2008
European Union monitors began patrolling Georgian territory under a French-brokered peace deal, facing a Russian military that seemed reluctant to retreat
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Georgia claims against Russia questioned

Georgia claims against Russia questioned

TBILISI, Georgia, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Georgia's claims of self defense against separatist and Russian aggression have been called into question by independent military observers, officials say.

Displaced Georgians returning home

TBILISI, Georgia, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- More than 20,000 people displaced by the Georgia-Russia conflict returned to their homes in the South Ossetia buffer zone last week, U.N. officials said.
Russian troops withdraw from Georgia

Russian troops withdraw from Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Russia says it has completed its withdrawal of its peacekeepers from a buffer zone near South Ossetia on Wednesday, an official said.

Russia pulls back from Georgia checkpoint

GORI, Georgia, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Russian troops have pulled back from a key checkpoint in Georgian territory near the breakaway province of South Ossetia, European Union officials say.

EU monitors fan out in Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The European Union began sending 200 civilian monitors to Georgia Wednesday, despite threats by Russia to bar them from buffer zones, officials said.

Battle brews over EU cease-fire monitors

BRUSSELS, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A diplomatic dispute is brewing between Moscow and the European Union over access for monitors sent to observe Russia's withdrawal from Georgia, sources say.

OSCE committed to Georgian stability

TBILISI, Georgia, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Friday announced its full support for stabilizing Georgia after its recent conflict with Russia.
Rice, Saakashvili outline cease-fire deal

Rice, Saakashvili outline cease-fire deal

TBILISI, Georgia, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- President Mikheil Saakashvili's signature on a cease-fire agreement means Russian occupying troops must exit Georgia now, the U.S. Secretary of State said.

EU backs cease-fire monitoring in Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Foreign ministers of European Union member countries said they support sending monitors to supervise a cease-fire in the South Ossetia region of Georgia.

Saakashvili claims victory in Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili has claimed re-election in polls that European election monitors say were largely democratic.

Indonesia queries EU peace mission to Aceh

BRUSSELS, July 29 (UPI) -- Jakarta says the EU-led peace-monitoring force in Aceh province is too Caucasian and could spark further unrest.

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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa