Earlier, several key figures of Saakashvili's regime had also been charged in similar fashion. The list included Vano Merabishvili (former interior and prime minister), Zurab Adeishvili (former minister of justice), David Kezerashvili (former defense minister), Bacho Akhalaia (former defense and interior minister) and Gigi Ugulava (former Tbilisi mayor).

Washington reacted immediately.

US Republican Senators John McCain and Jim Risch, as well as Democratic Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Ben Cardin, said in a joint statement July 28 that they were "extremely disappointed and concerned" about this ruling. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy and Republican Senator Ron Johnson had this to say:

"While we appreciate the goal of preventing a culture of impunity for government officials, the prosecution of Georgia's former President – in addition to the former Prime Minister, Interior Minister, Defense Minister, and Chief Prosecutor - contributes to the perception that the ruling Georgian Dream coalition is systematically pursuing charges against their political opponents."

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The rise of Saakashvili started in 2003, when he succeeded in overthrowing his former patron President Eduard Shevardnadze in the course of one of the "color" revolutions, the so-called “Rose Revolution.” Contrary to widespread expectations, Saakashvili's regime did not bring Georgia either prosperity or any of the generally desirable values such as democracy, human rights, the rule of law, etc.

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Pathetically, Saakashvili is now an official adviser to the Ukrainian government. One can imagine what kind of advice a man who lost 20 percent of his country's territory can give to Kiev.

Another, no less pathetic action was performed by Tuft's University Board: it offered a "Senior Statesman" position to that odious person with criminal charges hanging over him. Not a very dignified decision by such a prestigious American University. One wonders what the students’ and faculty's reaction will be when they read and see the upcoming criminal case proceedings.

Putin stressed that Moscow’s response should be “cautious.”

“Obviously we need to do it cautiously in order to support domestic manufacturers, but not hurt consumers,” he said on Tuesday.

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On Tuesday, Vedomosti daily reported Russia was considering limiting, or even completely blocking European flights to Asia that cross Siberia, in response to EU sanctions that caused Aeroflot subsidiary, Dobrolet, to suspend flights on Monday.

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Nevertheless, despite mounting international pressure on Russia, a reputed Putin ‘inner circle’ figure – businessman Gennady Timchenko - has said recently that the big Russian businesses hurt by Western sanctions will not even think about putting pressure on President Putin, because the interests of the state are at stake in the conflict.

“The Defense Ministry is riveted by Ms. Psaki’s statements … and expresses its concern over her lack of basic knowledge in geography,” a Defense Ministry representative said.

The representative reminded that Ashuluk military range, where the exercises are taking place, is situated hundreds of miles away from the Russian-Ukrainian border.

KIEV, August 5 (RIA Novosti) – Ukraine’s eastern city of Luhansk is facing an environmental catastrophe, as Kiev's ongoing military operation has halted waste removal from the city and water disinfection, the local authorities reported Tuesday.

“Most of the Luhansk Center for Waste Disposal’s vehicles have been damaged … so waste transport has completely stopped and the city is on the brink of an ecological disaster,” the city council reported.

Luhansk is still cut off from electricity.

Anyway... business goes on as usual for Gazprom.

Pipeline construction started at the Russia-China border:

http://www.oilandgastechnology.net/pipeline-news/gazprom-receives-first-pipes-project-supply-china-38bn-cubic-metres-natural-gas

Gazprom Neft starts drilling at Iraqi Kurdistan oil block

http://www.meed.com/sectors/oil-and-gas/oil-upstream/gazprom-neft-starts-drilling-at-iraqi-kurdistan-oil-block/3194344.article

Who's that Pagan, and what is he famous for?

YUKOS is the former company of the ex-Russian Jewish oligarch and ex-convict Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was released from jail on December, 2013, as a result of the Russian Presidential pardon based on humanitarian reasons. Incidentally, the main beneficiary of the $50bln YUKOS compensation would be another oligarch and Khodorkovsky’s crony, Leonid Nevzlin, who is wanted for 5 murders in Russia. Nevzlin managed to escape justice by fleeing to Israel, where he is presently hiding. He would be the recipient of the 70% of the $50bln judgement against the Russian State, should this ever come to pass. The recipients of the remaining 30% would be 4 other Russian oligarchs, hiding somewhere in London, I presume. Isn’t that nice! They want to keep it all in the family!

It has also been proven that the ex-CEO of YUKOS, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, bought the members of the Russian Duma and plotted a coup to overturn the Russian government, changing the Russian state structure. He and his cronies wanted to make Russia a parliamentary republic instead of the existing presidential republic – all this to unseat Putin, who even in mid-2000 was too big of a threat for the NWO and Transatlantists.

Why did the EU suddenly decide to resurrect the old lawsuit, which was thrown out previously by the EU courts, and why did they decide to jack up damages from previous $1.2bln to the arbitrary $50bln?

1.You transformed a question into a fucking no-sense...

2.That not answer the Ukraine point with EU and eurasiatic trade union. Also why Russia want the possibility to invade again ex-URSS country if they are really isolationist ?

So why Russia is boring everybody when we try to do trade with ex-USSR country ?

And why Putin do an anti-fracking campaign in western Europe ?

It's true statement.
In some other post someone asked which country we hate the most.
There is no such things like evil countries or people, just bad governments which can be replaced with the people either in free elections or revolution (if they become to much corrupted over time).

3.EU was open to EU-Ukraine-Russia trade but explained that EU can't have a trade agreement with Ukraine if Ukraine joint the "eurasiatic" trade union cause it's impossible with the eurasiatic trade union rule (cause you must have an unique trade agreement with all the trade union country, not a trade agreement by country (one for Ukraine and one for Russia))

And i don't mean just Ukraine, Russia was opposed to every relation the west has with ex-USSR country. If Russia is not the USSR why they defend so hard the USSR empire ?

This video is heavily edited. Actual context removed by russian propagandists. All copies of this interview distributed by the russian propaganda network abruptly end on the word ‘killed’. Previous sentence is removed also. Rough translation of the removed phrase:
“Problem is that we can’t use this resource, we surrendered it to the band of greedy assholes, remnants of party nomenclature who joined forces with local criminal clans.”
Later, he goes on talking about people who would kill him for trying to argue with them and it is obvious that he is talking about terrorist leaders, professional warmongers and criminal madmen. After that he is talking about giving “free sausages” to the rest.

Full unedited version is here, much harder to find:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hCD4RS9LsTI#t=1336

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    FROM THE EDITOR: I am delighted you posted the link, which I was about to do in any event. And thank you, once again, for showcasing the true and pervasive nature of Ukrainian Nazi mentality – you possess it in spades. No further comment from me is necessary – your outline, particularly the part about “free sausages” speaks volumes.

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    Posted by Gleb Bazov | August 2, 2014, 4:22 am
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    Perfect display of an extremist. You focus on thing and leave out the context, overall tone and direction of the questionable journalist (see how I use diplo speak). You are part of the problem, not the solution. If you are indeed Ukrainian, the Ukrainian goverment must crackdown on you and likeminded.

    The core problem of the Maidan movement goes to the very core. I think any Ukrainian in the East and West could agree that greedy Oligarchs had to go and change had to come. Many peaceful families were right on Maidan to demand that. But then a small vanguard – mostly from the West – with extremists views took this movement hostage. Ironically, their violence was neccessary to overthrow Janukovich. All the peaceful families would not have fought against the police. In using violence, they set the tone for the future Maidan movement and the aftermath. People tend to follow the most extreme solution, others are marginalized. This way a minor political force (in Western Ukraine they are a major force), the Right Sector and Swoboda ideology, could gain political influence in military and administrative positions (4 ministers, general prosecutor, advisers etc).

    They set the further escalation in place: Turchniov, instead of cracking down on them, sent the army to the East, no further peaceful negeotiations were used. He feared a second Maidan. He then made a second mistake and gave weapons to these extremists and created National Guard battalions with them. Now they had even weapons and could easily overthrow Turchinov. Ironically, they were needed, because the army was in such a bad shape. This is were Poroshenko picked up and was in the same position: Carry on militariliy or face another Maidan by the heated public, influenced by extremists.

    With all these spilled blood, I can’t see any other outcome but disintigrating Ukraine. Ukraine may win militarily, but the hearts and minds of the Eastern people are lost. Many of them will move to Russia and live there permanently. Their skills will be lost forever. Families will be broken up forever. Those who stay, may settle in and go into a silent fear mode with their lifes for decades. Others will carry on with partisan fighting. And they will be good at it. The border to Russia is not controllable for anyone. If Ukraine wins militarily I can see a Northern Ireland scenario: Heavy military presents that put a dent in the economy, an antagonized split public and a goverment incapable of actually doing anything about it. The UK realized after decades of pouring money into Northern Ireland, they needed to reach out to the Irish after hundreds of years of occupation (Battle at the Boyne). Ukraine, on the other hand, doesn’t have the economy to sustain anything comparable on the bigger scale of Donbass (Donbass is bigger than Northern Ireland) and way more blood has already been spilled. Peoaple like you will be responsible in the end for the disintegration of Ukraine.

    And, lastly, to make it clear: You won’t get any money from us in Germany. 45 million (!) Ukrainians are way to much for our economy to deal with. Germans were fircely against giving money to 11 million Greeks and will be against giving even more money to the way bigger Ukraine. I am totally against any outcome that puts Ukraine close to us and my views are prevelant among Germans, forget the small part of journalists and their agitation, the population is not in your favour. You are on your own in any sense of the imagination and we will see sorrow about what you did to yourself, after dust has settled in. RANT OVER.

So why Russia is boring everybody when we try to do trade with ex-USSR country ?

And why Putin do an anti-fracking campaign in western Europe ?

$2 for the TRUTH is a cheap price to pay.

But no, please, tell me what truths the Russian media hand feeds you?

Oh, but no need to. I see the senseless blather here daily.

Apparently Putin is the most popular world leader and
RUssia is the beacon of hope for all downtrodden peoples?  

A retard with 70 IQ could see through these falsehoods.

The European Union has “quietly” agreed to lift restrictions supplying Kiev with military technology and equipment which can be used for the “repression” in the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"During a recent meeting of the Council of Europe in Brussels, leaders of EU member states agreed 'on the quiet' to remove restrictions on exports to Kiev of equipment that could be used for internal repression," the ministry said in a statement on its website. "Exports of military technologies and equipment were also allowed."

In the latest step by Washington to increase the pressure on Russia’s border with Ukraine, the Obama administration has informed Congress that the US will train and arm the Ukrainian National Guard next year, the Pentagon said.

In Ukraine, the town of Pervomaysk, one hotspot in the Lugansk Region, is running out of resources due to heavy shelling.

The town mayor, Boris Babiy, says that the whole city is destroyed, apartment buildings and private houses alike.

The shelling “has been going on for about eight days,” he told RT. “There was a pause in the shelling, when we managed to take two buses full of refugees out of the town… Then it started again.”

He added that the town, which is home to nearly 40,00 people, is running out of resources.

“We've got no transport, fuel or water. We're trying to bring bread into town under fire,” he said.