UK minister warns Ukraine it could be catalyst for new Cold War

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UK minister warns Ukraine it could be catalyst for new Cold War

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Russia faces fresh condemnation
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 - Seven of the world’s top industrialised nations deplore Russia’s decision to recognise Georgia’s breakaway regions.

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Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US and UK said Moscow’s recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia violated Georgia’s integrity and sovereignty. Earlier, the UK’s foreign secretary said Western countries should re-examine their relations with Russia. David Miliband also warned Russia not to start a new Cold War.

Speaking during a visit to Ukraine, Mr Miliband said Moscow had not reconciled itself with the new map of the region and that the West should look at ways to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and gas. “Russia was, is and will continue to be the last country in the world that would want a repeat of the Cold War” - Dmitry Peskov, Russian government spokesman

French President Nicolas Sarkozy meanwhile described Russia’s move to recognise South Ossetia and Abkhazia as an unacceptable attempt to change borders. Russia said it was the last country that wanted a new Cold War.

Fighting between Russia and Georgia began on 7 August after the Georgian military tried to retake its Russian-backed breakaway province of South Ossetia by force. Russian forces subsequently launched a counter-attack and the conflict ended with the ejection of Georgian troops from both South Ossetia and Abkhazia and an EU-brokered ceasefire.

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Russia slams West, looks to China for support
28 August 2008 - Russia on Wednesday lashed out against Western criticism of its actions in Georgia as President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the situation in the Caucasus with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.

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“The Russian president informed his Chinese colleague about the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia," Kremlin spokeswoman Natalya Timakova said after the talks, referring to two Georgian rebel regions at the centre of the crisis. Chinese officials declined to comment after the meeting. The meeting in Tajikistan came on Medvedev’s first foreign trip since fighting broke out earlier this month between Russian and Georgian forces over two regions that Medvedev recognised as independent on Tuesday.

US President George W. Bush called on Medvedev to reverse his decision, saying that it would exacerbate tensions in a volatile region. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner warned that it could lead to war. On Wednesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang was quoted by the official Xinhua news agency as saying that China was “concerned” about Medvedev’s move but otherwise refrained from criticism. He added that China hoped for “dialogue and consultation” on the issue.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meanwhile rejected Western criticism on the sidelines of Medvedev’s visit to the Tajik capital Dushanbe in scathing comments against British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and NATO. Lavrov said Miliband’s criticism of Russia during a trip to Ukraine on Wednesday was “inappropriate” and “hypocritical." He then drew a parallel between Russian military action in Georgia and Britain’s war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands. “It’s strange that our actions to defend our citizens right on our borders should be criticised by Britain, considering its actions in the Falkland Islands, which are the other side of the world," Lavrov told reporters.

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