It is believed that some Russian troops had illegally crossed into Georgia through the Roki Tunnel before this, but what followed was an all-out conflict, the first European war of the 21st century.

Georgia is a highly volatile spot on the geopolitical map of Europe and the Middle East because it is on the path toward both EU and NATO membership but it also lies within Russia's sphere of ...

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has deployed soldiers and an armored personnel carrier to the country's border with Georgia as men attempt to flee Vladimir Putin's partial military ...

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in 2011 that had Russia not invaded Georgia in 2008, NATO would have expanded into Georgia. The 2008 conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia ...

A map shows the country of Georgia in the Caucasus region, on Russia's far southwest border, with the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia labelled. iStock/Getty ...

The invasion only lasted days, but the former Russian president, Dmitri Medvedev, said in 2011 that had Russia not invaded Georgia in 2008, Nato would have expanded into Georgia.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in 2011 that had Russia not invaded Georgia in 2008, NATO would have expanded into Georgia. The 2008 conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia ...