2008 August War

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Sergei Lavrov. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

2008 August War

Russia offers to help Georgia ‘normalise relations’ with Abkhazia and South Ossetia

by OC Media

•2 min read

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia is ready to help Georgia ‘normalise relations’ with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a statement that was met with positivity by the ruling Georgian Dream party. In response to a reporter’s question about Georgian relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia during a press conference at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Lavrov said that ‘if there is an interest in the normalisation of these relations, in order to ensure non-aggression a

Bidzina Ivanishvili at the opening ceremony of a new Georgian Dream office and launch of their pre-election campaign. Photo: Georgian Dream.

2008 August War

Abkhazia welcomes Georgia’s intent to ‘apologise’ for 2008 War

by OC Media

•2 min read

Abkhazia has welcomed statements made by the founder of Georgia’s ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, in which he pledged to ‘apologise’ to the Ossetian people for the 2008 War, saying that it could lead to ‘peaceful coexistence’. In a statement issued on Monday, Abkhazia’s Foreign Ministry said that ‘such a statement, if supported by real steps towards reconciliation based on a reassessment of past mistakes and apologies to the peoples of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the rejection of methods of

2008 August War

Anger in Georgia after Ivanishvili vows to apologise to South Ossetians for 2008 War

by OC Media

•5 min read

Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili has promised to ‘apologise’ to South Ossetians for the actions of the previous government during the 2008 August War, prompting anger and condemnation from relatives of soldiers killed during the war. Ivanishvili made his campaign promise during a meeting on Saturday with residents of Gori, a city located around 10 kilometres from South Ossetia. During the 2008 August War, Gori was repeatedly bombed by Russia, in addition to being occupied by Russi

A protest in Tbilisi against Russia’s role in the war in August 2018. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2008 August War

Georgian Dream accuses former government of ‘provoking’ 2008 War

by OC Media

•3 min read

The ruling Georgian Dream party has accused the formerly ruling opposition of starting and provoking the August 2008 War, vowing again to punish the opposition after October’s parliamentary elections. In a statement about the August 2008 War, Georgian Dream railed on the role the formerly ruling United National Movement (UNM) in the conflict. They cited a 2008 Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly report on the conflict suggesting that Georgia’s shelling of Tskhinvali (Tskhinval) without wa

Protesters preparing to march from the memorial of Georgian heroes to the streets of Gori. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2008 August War

Memories of Russia’s war loom over Gori foreign agent law protest

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•4 min read

In the central Georgian town of Gori, memories of Russia’s 2008 attack continue to linger. At a small demonstration in the town against the foreign agent bill — dubbed the Russian law — such memories came to the fore. On 8 May, several dozen people gathered in the centre of Gori. The town is around an hour’s drive West of Tbilisi. It is also around 10 km from South Ossetia. During the 2008 August war, Russia repeatedly bombed Gori. During, and for a brief period after the war, Russian troops

2008 August War

Datablog | Few in Georgia know what the EUMM does

by Kristine Vacharadze

•2 min read

A CRRC survey found that only one in eight Georgians know what the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia aims to achieve, with the largest proportion of those surveyed reporting that they do not know what the mission’s function is. Georgia’s EUMM was established after the August 2008 War between Georgia and Russia, with the aim of stabilising ‘the situation on the ground’, and the unarmed civilian monitors continue to patrol Georgia’s administrative boundary lines with Abkhazia and South Os

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan. Official photo.

2008 August War

ICC prosecutor applies for arrest of South Ossetian officials over 2008 war

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•2 min read

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has applied for arrest warrants for three current and former South Ossetian officials in connection with the 2008 August War, including opposition presidential candidate David Sanakoyev. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan filed the application on Thursday. The request comes almost 14 years after the 2008 August War. The ICC launched the investigation into war crimes committed from 1 July–10 October 2008 in January 2016. The thre