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Ten years after the two countries fought a short but deeply formative war, Russia is quietly seizing more territory on a disputed border with Georgia bit.ly/2nrFHxE
Russia Used 'Pretext' to Invade Georgia in 2008
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content…
Biden called for $1B in emergency aid to Georgia in 2008
cbsnews.com/news/biden-cal…
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili blamed for starting Russian war

EU investigation says Tbilisi launched indiscriminate assault on South Ossetia.

Russia's tool in Georgia, who is now wanted by the Georgian government and banned from Ukraine:
theguardian.com/world/2009/sep…
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On the second episode of Hasan Minhaj’s new show, he highlights the role Saudi money plays in propping up Silicon Valley companies. Now @Netflix has removed the episode at the request of the Saudi government. ft.com/content/5121f0…
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Russia's domestic security agency says it has arrested U.S. citizen Paul Whelan on espionage charges. The FSB said that the American man detained in Moscow on Friday.
Spying charges carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years in Russia. cbsnews.com/amp/news/paul-…
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