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Russian military concerned by U.S. cargo flights to Georgia
RIA Novosti
Friday, Aug 15, 2008
Russia’s General Staff said Thursday it was concerned by the nature of cargoes the United States was airlifting to Georgia, questioning if they were really humanitarian aid.
The U.S. sent two C-17 military planes to Georgia late Wednesday and early Thursday as part of a Pentagon humanitarian mission.
In a statement Wednesday, President George W. Bush said Washington would “use U.S. aircraft, as well as naval forces” to distribute supplies, and demanded Russia withdraw troops from Georgia.
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At a news conference Thursday, Col. Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn, deputy head of the General Staff, urged the media to press U.S. officials for trustworthy information on the U.S. role in Georgia.
“What is going on there?” he asked. “We, the Russians, are extremely concerned about it.”
“U.S. military transport aircraft are reported to have been airlifting some humanitarian cargoes to Tbilisi airport. Two days ago, reports said we had destroyed the airport,” Nogovitsyn said
Nogovitsyn denied reports by Georgian officials and Western media that Russian troops had blown up Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti.
“This is not true. We have not been engaged in any military action for two days, only conducting reconnaissance,” he said.
He also denied that Russia had sent tanks into the strategically important Georgian town of Gori, near the South Ossetian border, but said armored vehicles with military personnel were there to take care of ammunition abandoned during the almost weeklong fighting.
“There are a lot of weapons which need to be guarded to prevent them from being stolen and used,” Nogovitsyn said, adding Russian servicemen’s other tasks in the city were to protect the transport communications and evacuate the injured.
He said the Russian military had contacted the city authorities over the issues.
Nogovitsyn said Russia had stopped the buildup of troops in the region, but has not yet set a withdrawal date.
“The withdrawal plan has not been approved yet. The buildup of the units has been suspended,” he said.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier Thursday that Russia could increase its peacekeeping contingent in South Ossetia. The country has maintained peacekeepers in Georgia’s separatist regions since the 1990s, when Abkhazia and South Ossetia broke away following bloody conflicts.
Asked whether the fighting will influence the pace of Russia’s army modernization, Nogovitsyn said the country would “draw serious conclusions” from the events.
Western nations have strongly criticized Russia for a “disproportionate” use of force in its counterattack against Georgia’s military offensive to regain control of the province, warning it may hamper its international relations.
Moscow has accused the West of bias, saying it had no choice but to reinforce its peacekeepers in the region and protect the civilian population.
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August 15th, 2008 at 3:42 am
i dont trust our own government so why should the russians?
August 15th, 2008 at 6:48 am
Come on now would politicians lie? Humanitarian Aid must include automatic weapons, rocket launchers etc how else would the refugees catch their rabbits for food..and the special forces are needed to show them how to gut them.
August 15th, 2008 at 7:24 am
the Russians should be Very concerned Very
August 15th, 2008 at 7:47 am
Andrew – True, but you could also argue that if we don’t trust our own governments, then how can WE trust the Russian’s? At the end of the day, both countries have politicians and policy makers at the highest levels that come under the same secret societies, and are probably both working to an agenda…
I mean, they don’t see Georgia v Russia, or USA v Russia, they see Them v Us…
August 15th, 2008 at 7:47 am
If Russian troops are already there and they have bombsed Odessia. Why not have Russian planes land at air port with some helicopters and inspect the two planes. After all Russia currently controls the territory. It is in Russian security interest to protect their troops from others getting weapons to shoot at them.
August 15th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Humanitarian Aid must include automatic weapons, rocket launchers etc.
Perhaps they may as well use the opportunity to ship a few hundred weight of opium by way of “rendition”. Shame to leave empty.
August 15th, 2008 at 10:56 am
They had better be concerned, you can bet your bottom line this government is up to no good. Tearing down and destroying is the US game plan, in my view.
August 15th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Alls is need is for one our planes to get shot down blam it on russia ummm sounds fimiler eh northwoods then what i wonder.
August 16th, 2008 at 6:33 am
WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT THEY COULD WEPONIZE BREAD RICE EGGS AND WATER SO QUICKLY.
EXPLODING EGG AND FLOWER BOMBS.
BOY THE RUSSIANS DONT STAND A CHANCE.
GIVEN THAT THERE IS BOUND TO BE THE ODD ROCKET LAUNCHER IN THERE.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE MESS LEFT BEHIND BY A 2 MEGATONE YEILD EGG AND FLOWER BOMB.
NOT A PRETTY SITE.
August 16th, 2008 at 10:26 am
JUST HOW DO YOU LAND A PLANE ON A RUNWAY THAT WAS BOMBED TO SHIT ONLY A DAY OR TWO BEFORE
LIES LIES LIES!!!
THE BEST ONE I’VE HEARD YET IS FROM SKY NEWS.
THEY HAD A REPORT WHERE THEY WERE TALKING TO AN EYE WITTNESS ABOUT HOW GEORGIANS WERE BEING SHOT AT BY UNKNOWN FORCES THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT RUSSIAN OR GEORGIAN TROOPS THEY WERE USING MACHINE GUNS.
THEN SKY STARTED SPEAKING OVER THE AUDIO SAYING THEY BELEIVE THEY WERE CHECHEN MALLITIA FIGHTING FOR THE RUSSIANS.
ARE THEY OFF THEIR TITS OR WHAT.
CHECHEN MALLITIA FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA: YER RIGHT.
LISTEN UP SKY IF THAT IS THE SUM TOTLAL OF YOU’RE INTELLIGENCE THEN GET OFF THE AIR YOU THICK TWATS.
IF ANYONE CAN BEAT THAT FUCKUP LETS HEAR IT.
WE COULD MAKE A NEW SPORT OF THIS.