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Georgian authorities have stated that Russia began the war on August 8, not August 7. The opposition calls this a Kremlin narrative
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Georgian authorities have stated that Russia began the war on August 8, not August 7. The opposition calls this a Kremlin narrative
12 August 2026

Mamuka Mdinaradze, a Georgian minister, stated that the 2008 Russo-Georgian war began on August 8, not August 7. According to him, it was on the 8th that regular Russian troops invaded Georgia. Previously, representatives of the Georgian authorities had placed the blame for the start of the war not on Russia, but on the government of then-President Mikheil Saakashvili—which they term a "criminal regime."

Georgia rules out restoring diplomatic ties with Russia without change in Abkhazia and South Ossetia policy
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Georgia rules out restoring diplomatic ties with Russia without change in Abkhazia and South Ossetia policy
11 August 2026

 Georgia will not restore diplomatic relations with Russia as long as Moscow continues to recognise Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said.

Moscow urges Armenia to choose between EU and EAEU by December
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Moscow urges Armenia to choose between EU and EAEU by December
11 August 2026

Russia is pressing Armenia to hold a referendum by December on whether to pursue European integration or remain a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), warning that failure to do so could lead to further measures against Yerevan, including a possible suspension of the EAEU treaty as it applies to Armenia.

Moscow again denies knowledge of reported Russia-Germany meeting in Bak
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Moscow again denies knowledge of reported Russia-Germany meeting in Bak
11 August 2026

Russia's Foreign Ministry has again denied that Moscow held official talks with Germany on ending the war in Ukraine, issuing a second public rebuttal of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's claim that Russian and German representatives met secretly in Baku last month.