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Yanukovich: Georgia's action against South Ossetia is criminal “To us, it is absolutely obvious that Russia was not inotiator of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict,” head of the Party of Regions faction in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich stated Sep 5 at a press conference in Kiev, REGNUM correspondent reported... McCain for good relations with Russia John McCain was officially approved US presidential candidate at a Republican Party congress. He said in his speech that he respected Democratic candidate Barack Obama and would try to pursue policy incorporating both Rupubicans' and Democrats' opinions... Russian FSB warns of terrorist threat in Russia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia Situation around South Ossetia may provoke increased activity of international terrorists in Russia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia. Chairman of National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC), Director of Russian FSB Alexander Bortnikov informed at a briefing in Volgograd, where exercises of SCO member countries' special forces took place... OSCE military observers start patrolling road to Tskhinval For the first time since the recent military action in South Ossetia, OSCE military observers got a chance to patrol a road leading to Tskhinval from Georgian Karaleti village, OSCE site informs... USS Mount Whitney deploys in Poti port USS Mount Whitney deployed in Georgian port of Poti. The military command and control ship did not deploy in Batumi port, as was initially suggested, for Poti was in the zone of Russia's special attention, so Mount Whitney changed course to Poti, sources in the Russian Black Sea Fleet said... Kommersant: Cheney's trip to Baku “failed” Vice President of the USA Dick Cheney completed his trip to the South Caucasus targeted at strengthening Washington's positions in the struggle for Caspian energy resources... Russia, Kazakhstan maneuver to repel “South Aggression” An active phase of Russian-Kazakhstani military exercises Center-2008 have completed in Chelyabinsk region. Kommersant Daily describes the exercises' scenario as reminding of the recent events in South Ossetia... Nord Stream construction to retreat from Sweden, near Poland The Nord Stream route of natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has been corrected. The Nord Stream AG project operator has confirmed that decision was taken to lay the pipe to the south of Denmark's Bornholm Island... Provisional list of victims in South Ossetia: Name, Cause of Death, Burial Place Non-governmental commission for investigation of war crimes in South Ossetia and help to civilian victims has published a provisional list of residents of South Ossetia killed during the days of Georgian aggression Aug 7-12, 2008... “We are greatful to those who support us and those who will find courage to do it” — Kosachev The number of states who recognize sovereignty of Abkhazia and South Ossetia may eventually exceed the number of those who recognized Kosovo, Chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev... Cheney chief Russophobia-inciting ringleader around Russia — Kosachev Chairman of the Russian State Duma on Foreign Affairs Konstantin Kosachev (Edinaya Rossiya) charged US Vice President Dick Cheney with attempts to create anti-Russian axes near Russian borders... Cheney leaves Tbilisi for Kiev US Vice President Dick Cheney has left Georgia for Kiev. Before his departure, Cheney visited a military air base in Alexeyevka. There, he inspected process of unloading humanitarian-aid cargo from US military aircraft... US ship searches for Armenia near Sevastopol coast On Sep 4, a oceanographic survey ship USNS Pathfinder entered the Sevastopol port. The ship is to stay in the port Sep 4-6 and 15-17, 2008, REGNUM correspondent was informed in State Border Guard Service of Ukraine... CSTO members to jointly develop European security treaty Foreign ministers of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have agreed to collectively work out a treaty on European security initiated by Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated following the CSTO foreign ministers' meeting in Moscow Sep 4... Moscow: Nagorno Karabakh a different story Moscow draws no parallels between the situation around Abkhazia and South Ossetia and Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov stated at a press conference on Sep 4 following meeting of foreign ministers of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member countries...

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