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Moscow: No room for more NATO ships on Black Sea, Moldova should beware DEBKAfile Special Report August 27, 2008, 8:46 PM (GMT+02:00) Moscow's harsh voice: Col-Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn America’s decision to redirect its Georgia aid warship from Russian-controlled Poti port to Georgian-controlled Batumi Wednesday, August 27 – on direct orders from the Pentagon - did not cool the escalating Black Sea tension between the two powers. As soon as the US Coast Guard cutter Dallas docked, three Russian missile boats, led by the Moskva missile cruiser, anchored at the Black Sea port of Sukhumi to the north. Moscow also warned Moldova not to repeat Georgia's mistakes.  More...

Why has Russian strongman Putin backed away from summit with Bush? Answers in next DEBKA-Net-Weekly August 27, 2008, 10:26 AM (GMT+02:00) And what makes the Kremlin’s decision-making mechanism tick? In its next issue, DEBKA-Net-Weeklyoffers some exclusive answers to these questions, keys to understanding the Cold War chill. Don’t miss these special disclosures and insights in the coming issue out Friday. To subscribe to DEBKA-Net-Weeklyclick HERE . Medvedev not afraid of Cold War after approving Georgian regions’ independence DEBKAfile Special Report August 26, 2008, 8:48 PM (GMT+02:00) Russian president Dimitry Medvedev The move sparked a sharp exchange between Washington and Moscow. President George W. Bush said it exacerbates tensions and complicates negotiations. The Russian president warned of “military responses” to the US missile shield in Europe. Signing the decrees confirming South Ossetian and Abkhazian independence, Russian president Dimitry Medvedev said Tuesday, Aug. 26: “We are not afraid of anything, including the prospect of a Cold War.” DEBKAfile's Moscow sources report the Kremlin is planning further sanctions against Georgia and its US-NATO backers, possibly in Eastern Europe.  More... Hizballah high-up falls to his death at rocket pad on Israeli border DEBKAfile Special Report August 27, 2008, 12:47 PM (GMT+02:00) A Hizballah bunker close to Israeli border The geography of the accident Tuesday, Aug. 26, belied the reiterated claims of Israeli ministers and UN officials thatHizballah’s rockets had been pushed back from the Lebanese-Israeli border under the terms of the Resolution 1701 ceasefire. The Hizballah operative was discussing with his men how far inside Israeli territory the rockets installed at launch pads on the Israeli border could reach. InJerusalem, Israeli ministers discussed measures for protecting the civilian population "by legislation."  More...