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View Article  The Rampaging Russian Bear: Is Ukraine Next?
by Riley Jones on Wed 13 Aug 2008 02:10 PM EDT


Now that Russia has humiliated Georgia with a punishing military offensive, it may shift its attention to reining in pro-Western Ukraine, another American ally in the former Soviet Union.

Moving to counter any threat, Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko today restricted the movement of Russia's Black Sea fleet, based in the port of Sevastopol, citing national security.

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View Article  "Get Out Now" new fighting shatters cease fire in Georgia
by Riley Jones on Wed 13 Aug 2008 01:38 PM EDT
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View Article  Georgia Says Truce Broken As Russian Tanks Roll In
by Riley Jones on Wed 13 Aug 2008 09:04 AM EDT


Russians have bombed and looted the city of Gori outside the breakaway province of South Ossetia on their way deeper into the country, witnesses said Wednesday.

Georgian Security Council Chief Alexander Lomaia said that the Russian military bombed Gori Wednesday morning and entered the city. The Russian military then let paramilitaries into Gori who started massive looting.

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