
TODAY: Russia and NATO hold first military talks since Georgia incursion; differences remain; OSCE skeptical about security proposals; issues emerge for imminent Obama visit; the Romanovs returnNATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said that Russia and NATO have
resumed cooperation on
broad security threats, but 'on Georgia, there are still
fundamental differences'. Fears of an incursion in Georgia are building as Russia begins its
Caucasus 2009 war games. According to the
Washington Post, the military exercises are 'a reminder of the volatility of the region'. Russia's attitude to Georgia has been met with
sharp criticism from Western leaders. At a ministerial meeting of the OSCE, opinion was
unconvinced about Moscow's ...