INTERFAX - Russian & Csi daily news report of 29.08.2008

RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS READY TO LEAVE GEORGIA - AMBASSADOR

RUSSIAN EMBASSY NOT INFORMED YET ABOUT SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS WITH GEORGIA – AMBASSADOR

PUTIN REGRETS U.S. NOT STOPPING GEORGIA AT INITIAL STAGE OF CONFLICT

PUTIN: GEORGIA WAR MAY BE U.S. ELECTORAL SCHEME

PUTIN: THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AMERICANS ON S. OSSETIA WAR SITES

RUSSIA WILL NOT POLITICIZE FUEL SUPPLIES TO EU COUNTRIES - PUTIN

PUTIN: RUSSIA WANTS "HONEST, OPEN" INTL COOPERATION

RUSSIA MAY SUSPEND COOPERATION WITH THE WEST ON THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROBLEM - PUTIN

RUSSIAN, IRANIAN PRESIDENTS DISCUSS IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROBLEM

LAVROV SAYS HAS NOT HEARD OF PLANNED ANTI-RUSSIAN SANCTIONS

LAVROV THANKS EXPATRIATE RUSSIANS FOR SUPPORT ON SOUTH OSSETIA

RUSSIA ACCUSES G7 OF BIAS

SEVERANCE OF RUSSIA-GEORGIA RELATIONS WON’T BE RUSSIA’S CHOICE - NESTERENKO

RUSSIA URGES EU TO TAKE OBJECTIVE STANCE ON EVENTS IN SOUTH OSSETIA

NATO STATEMENT BASED ON "DOUBLE STANDARDS" – RUSSIA

UN SC CANNOT DISCUSS SETTLEMENT WITHOUT ABKHAZIA, S. OSSETIA PARTICIPATING – RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT

RUSSIA DRAFTING COOPERATION AGREEMENTS WITH ABKHAZIA, S.OSSETIA

MOSCOW STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF SCO’S STANCE ON S.OSSETIA

NATO’S SLIDE TO CONFRONTATION COULD HAVE IRREVERSIBLE IMPACT ON STABILITY – NESTERENKO

CSTO TO DISCUSS RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA, S.OSSETIA ON SEPTEMBER 5 – RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY

MOSCOW DOESN’T WANT TO PRESS AHEAD WITH INTL RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA, S. OSSETIA - DIPLOMAT

EU-RUSSIA TALKS ON NEW DEAL NOT SUSPENDED – RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT

EU SHOULD BE MORE INDEPENDENT OF U.S. IN DEALING WITH RUSSIA - NATO ENVOY

SOLVING HUMANITARIAN PROBLEMS WILL HELP STABILIZE SITUATION IN GEORGIA-OSSETIA CONFLICT AREA – HAMMARBERG

WAR IN SOUTH OSSETIA HAS CAUSED HUMANITARIAN DISASTER - HAMMARBERG

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