The war, Saakashvili said, "is not about South Ossetia. It has never been in the first place. It is about destroying a small democratic nation aspiring to live in peace, freedom and liberty." ...

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Georgia, marking Europe’s first war of the 21st century. Triggered by tensions over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the war saw Russian forces overpower Georgia’s ...

On August 26, South Ossetia will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the recognition of the republic's independence by Russia. On the night of August 8, 2008, Georgia launched an armed attack on ...

Indeed, South Ossetia remains a bigger concern ... Bush and President Saakashvili did not prevent war between Russia and Georgia in 2008, and the United States under President Barack Obama has ...

North Ossetia borders Georgia's South Ossetia region, where the war in August between Georgia and Russia started. It also borders the long-turbulent breakaway region of Chechnya. Beslan ...

"It achieved independence and its recognition by the Russian Federation in 2008." "South Ossetia has all the legal grounds to join the Russian Federation," he continued. He stated that the ...