It has been reported that Russian forces in Ukraine include troops from countries as diverse as China, Uzbekistan and Ghana.

Abkhazia, one of the breakaway provinces over which Russia and Georgia fought in 2008, has been colonized by Russia's state security services. And the locals are hardly thrilled.

Russia has rejected accusations that it is planning to annex Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In an exclusive interview, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told RFE ...

Russia recognized Abkhazia and another breakaway region, South Ossetia, as independent states in 2008 after it defeated Georgia in a five-day war. It maintains troop bases in both regions and ...

Border crossing in Abkhazia. The sign on the right reads 'Abkhazia and Russia, 200 years together.' CC DILIN The crisis had in fact been brewing for some time.

Russia has signed a deal for a permanent naval base on the Black Sea coast of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, the Izvestiya newspaper reported, prompting criticism from Georgia which ...

Russia formally recognises Abkhazia's independence, following the Russian-Georgian war over South Ossetia. 2014 - Abkhazian Revolution: President Aleksandr Ankvab resigns after mass protests in ...

Russia will set up a naval base in the separatist Georgian region of Abkhazia, its leader has told Russian media. Aslan Bzhania told the Izvestia tabloid his Moscow-backed region would soon host a ...

The cornerstone of the treaty is the formation of a collective military force, with Russia appointing an ad-hoc command in times of crisis. Many Abkhaz think such force is necessary to repel any ...

Russia secured on Wednesday the right to keep a large, long-term military presence in the Georgian rebel region of Abkhazia, signing a deal for a military base that was condemned by Tbilisi and ...