Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov (R) listens to NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer during a meeting in Moscow Oct. 26, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery

    Putin signs law on base pullout from Georgia

    MOSCOW, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a federal law on the withdrawal of Russian military bases in Georgia, the Kremlin press service said on Thursday. >>

    Georgia's NATO entry will affect regional security: Russia

    MOSCOW, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Georgia's possible membership in NATO will seriously affect Russia's interests and have a negative impact on the situation in the problem-ridden regions, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Wednesday. >>

   Russia urges peaceful means in Georgia's tackling territorial problems

    MOSCOW, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Russia hopes Tbilisi will use peaceful ways in solving the conflicts in Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. >>