Georgian President, Mikhail Saakashvili, told the media because of the US role in the Russia-Georgia war of 2008, in his words, "the Russians retreated and abandoned the idea of capturing Georgia" after Washington sent a missile cruiser to the Black Sea coast of Georgia.
In addition, according to the head of the Caucasian state, a U.S. base in Romania 16 F-16 fighters arrived and NATOs base in Turkey was put on alert. "Russia was told clearly that the red line was fixed," Saakashvili said.
The Georgian leader also said that "when the Russian army was already on Tbilisi," he called George W. Bush, who was then president of the United States. "Well, how are you, Michael, is it not so good, huh?" said the head of the White House.
"I may not exist tomorrow, but you should not feel good, I think. The Soviet Union collapsed in the period of your father, and if, during your presidency the Russian army enters Tbilisi, the Soviet Union will be restored. Have you thought about how you may write history?" Saakashvili told Bush.
It was after this dialogue, the United States sent military aid to Tbilisi. Furthermore,
Saakashvili said that former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged him not to get involved in a war with Russia. "We do not get involved, Condi, my dear, but what will you do if they still enter," Saakashvili said to the head of the State Department. -0 -
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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