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Georgia accuses Russia of backing attempted coup

Georgia accuses Russia of backing attempted coup csmonitor.com Snippets from Georgian government, BBC, NYT, and other media coverage.

Georgia Accuses Russia of Supporting Coup Attempt

By the Telegraph

From the Telegraph: “Relations between Tbilisi and Moscow are likely to sour further after Georgia released video footage, broadcast on state television, which allegedly showed a former defence ministry official trying to recruit undercover spies to join Tuesday’s plot. The man is shown describing plans to seize control of the government by leading a convoy of […]

NATO denies Georgia war-games agenda | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 05.05.2009

NATO denies Georgia war-games agenda Europe Deutsche Welle 05.05.2009: “‘This is not a NATO exercise,’ an alliance spokesperson confirmed to Deutsche Welle. ‘This is a PFP exercise.” “‘Because it’s a PFP exercise, it’s open to everybody which also means that everybody was fully informed when it was proposed in late spring of last year,’ the […]

NATO A Magnet For Spies Over Decades

By Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

From Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: "The latest row stems from the spying conviction in Tallinn in February of a former top Estonian defense official, Herman Simm. Simm was the man who handled all Estonia’s top-secret material from NATO. He was found guilty of spying for Russian intelligence and sentenced to 12 1/2 years […]

Russia expels 2 Canadian diplomats

Russia expels 2 Canadian diplomats: “Russia is expelling two Canadian diplomats working for NATO in Moscow, the Russian state news agency Interfax said Tuesday.Isabelle Francois, the director of NATO’s Information Bureau in Moscow, along with a colleague will be stripped of their diplomatic accreditations immediately, according to Interfax.Defence Minister Peter MacKay said neither NATO nor […]

Armenia pulls out of NATO war games in Georgia | Reuters

Armenia pulls out of NATO war games in Georgia Reuters