Aug 8th, 2008 · Russian tanks and troops have rolled into neighboring Georgia. Georgia's president Friday went on television to say that Russia was fighting a war with his country. Georgia, a former Soviet Republic, has been battling pro-Moscow separatists in its own breakaway region of South Ossetia.
Keywords: country · president · Georgia · region · battles · Russia · television · Moscow · tank · neighbors · breakaway · Soviet Republic
Nov 27th, 2005 · Uzbekistan was seen as a key U.S. ally for the war in Afganistan. But last week, U.S. warplanes withdrew, complying with a summer order from the former Soviet Republic. Some say it's a key U.S. loss in Eurasia.
Keywords: U.S · alliance · analysts · complying · Uzbekistan · Afganistan · warplanes · Soviet Republic · Eurasia
