This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7362480.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| UN to meet on Georgia-Russia row | UN to meet on Georgia-Russia row |
| (about 8 hours later) | |
| Georgia has said it will call upon the international community to stand up against Russia at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. | Georgia has said it will call upon the international community to stand up against Russia at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. |
| Georgia has accused Russia of breaching its sovereignty by moving to forge closer ties with two breakaway regions. | Georgia has accused Russia of breaching its sovereignty by moving to forge closer ties with two breakaway regions. |
| Tensions between the two countries flared after a Georgian spy drone was shot down over Abkhazia on Sunday. | Tensions between the two countries flared after a Georgian spy drone was shot down over Abkhazia on Sunday. |
| Russia denied involvement, blaming rebels, but Georgia said it constituted "an act of open aggression". | Russia denied involvement, blaming rebels, but Georgia said it constituted "an act of open aggression". |
| Georgia's air force commander shows footage that allegedly shows a Russian aircraft shooting down the Georgian plane | Georgia's air force commander shows footage that allegedly shows a Russian aircraft shooting down the Georgian plane |
| Georgia's defence ministry released footage of what appears to be a Russian MiG-29 shooting down the unarmed Georgian drone. | Georgia's defence ministry released footage of what appears to be a Russian MiG-29 shooting down the unarmed Georgian drone. |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision last week to order closer ties between Russia and Georgia's two breakaway regions - Abkhazia and South Ossetia - prompted outrage in Tbilisi. | Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision last week to order closer ties between Russia and Georgia's two breakaway regions - Abkhazia and South Ossetia - prompted outrage in Tbilisi. |
| Georgia's foreign minister said he would seek to isolate Russia at the emergency meeting. | Georgia's foreign minister said he would seek to isolate Russia at the emergency meeting. |
| "It is a test for Georgia," David Bakradze said from Washington. | "It is a test for Georgia," David Bakradze said from Washington. |
| "Today, in 2008, the annexation of a neighbouring country is unacceptable for the international community." | "Today, in 2008, the annexation of a neighbouring country is unacceptable for the international community." |
| Russian and UN peacekeepers have been deployed in the two regions since the early 1990s, when violence erupted as they broke free from Georgian control. | Russian and UN peacekeepers have been deployed in the two regions since the early 1990s, when violence erupted as they broke free from Georgian control. |
| Russia has emphasised that it is not seeking to inflame the situation but to try and protect the rights and legal interests of Russian citizens who make up the majority of the population in the two regions. | Russia has emphasised that it is not seeking to inflame the situation but to try and protect the rights and legal interests of Russian citizens who make up the majority of the population in the two regions. |
| But Mr Bakradze said the Russian decree represented "the first time someone attacks Georgia's jurisdiction, questions Georgia's jurisdiction over Abkhazia and South Ossetia". | But Mr Bakradze said the Russian decree represented "the first time someone attacks Georgia's jurisdiction, questions Georgia's jurisdiction over Abkhazia and South Ossetia". |
| He said Russia should also reverse its decision to lift regional trade restrictions which Georgia fears could allow weapons to flood into the region. | He said Russia should also reverse its decision to lift regional trade restrictions which Georgia fears could allow weapons to flood into the region. |