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The August 2008 Russo-Georgian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Georgia, [note 3] was a war waged against Georgia by the Russian Federation and the Russian-backed separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The fighting took place in the strategically important South Caucasus region. It is regarded as the first European war of ...
August 13 - Both Russia and Georgia approved a ceasefire deal negotiated by President of France Nicolas Sarkozy, which included provision to retreat all forces to the lines held before the beginning of the war. [20] Russian occupation of Gori began several hours after the ceasefire deal. Gori is an important central Georgian city. [22]
Azat Mousa's invasion of Georgia Principality of Samtskhe: Sultanate of Rum: Victory 14th century Vameq's invasion of Jiketi [6] [citation needed] [failed verification] Duchy of Mingrelia: Kingdom of Zichia: Victory 1386-1403 Timurid invasions of Georgia Kingdom of Georgia: Timurid Empire: Defeat Truce of Shamkor; 1405 George's campaign against ...
Though tensions had existed between Georgia and Russia for years and more intensively since the Rose Revolution, the diplomatic crisis increased significantly in the spring of 2008, namely after Western powers recognized the independence of Kosovo in February and following Georgian attempts to gain a NATO Membership Action Plan at the 2008 Bucharest Summit; and while the eventual war saw a ...
Following the April 2008 Bucharest summit, Russian hostility increased and Russia started to actively prepare for the invasion of Georgia. [ 328 ] [ 329 ] Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Yuri Baluyevsky said on 11 April 2008 that Russia would carry out "steps of a different nature" in addition to military action to block ...
Sarkozy was planning to talk with the leaders of Russia, Germany, Poland and the USA. [89] Before his departure for Tbilisi on 10 August, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner labelled the South Ossetian conflict as "massacres" and said he would urge in a "message of peace" both Georgia and Russia "to stop the fighting immediately."
Red Army invasion of Georgia: Democratic Republic of Georgia Russian SFSR Georgian SSR. Defeat 1921 Battle of Surami Khashuri Municipality, Shida Kartli, Georgia: Red Army invasion of Georgia: Democratic Republic of Georgia Russian SFSR Georgian SSR. Defeat 1921 Battle of Batumi: Adjara, Georgia: Red Army invasion of Georgia
[127] Graham said that "Russia's invasion of Georgian land in 2008 was an act of aggression not only to Georgia, but to all new democracies." [126] In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the resolution was "no more than PR move" and claimed that it encouraged "revanchist sentiments" on the part of Georgia. [128]