Russia

Liana Kvarchelia, co-director of the Abkhaz Center for Humanitarian Programs, anticipates further unpleasant surprises from the government for the people in Abkhazia.
"We and Georgians are fighting for the past, not for the future" - interview of a Georgian researcher with an Abkhaz historian Astamur Tania.
The issue of the Pitsunda estate reaches its culmination in Abkhazia - local authorities attack NGOs for "pro-Georgian activities".
Inal Ardzinba talks about new approaches to interaction with international NGOs and UN agencies, imposes more restrictions.
In recent weeks Georgian and Abkhazian societies have been discussing information about a planned Russian naval base in Ochamchira.
The words of Abkhazian leader Aslan Bzhania about Russia's intention to build a new base for the Black Sea Fleet in Ochamchira are both an indirect recognition that Moscow has come to terms with the loss of Sevastopol as the main base of its naval forces in the Black Sea, and a new threat to Georgia.