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- As Russia rises, a test for Berlin
Despite the political tensions generated by the recent war in Georgia, the deep business ties between Germany and Russia underlie Berlin's efforts to bind Moscow more closely to the EU.
- EU To Offer Partnership Not Membership To Ukraine, Georgia
BRUSSELS (AFP)--The European Union will Wednesday propose closer ties with Ukraine, Georgia and other former Soviet states as part of efforts to counter- balance their strained relations with Moscow. After the brief Russia-Georgia war in August, which
- German Government: Too Soon For Ukraine, Georgia NATO Bids
BERLIN (AFP)--Germany said Monday too little progress had been made to even start the ball rolling on the bids by Georgia and Ukraine to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, while suggesting Russia should also be consulted on the matter. NATO
- Georgia, Ukraine face uphill road to Nato
TBILISI: Georgia and Ukraine are set to make little progress towards Nato membership at its meeting this week, as Tbilisi recovers from a disastrous war with Russia and Kiev remains mired in political crisis. The countries had hoped to win a Membership
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Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR until the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Russian troops remain garrisoned at four military bases and as peacekeepers in the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The country continues to move toward a market economy and greater integration with Western institutions.
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