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Vice President Dick Cheney, in the sharpest U.S. criticism of Russia since its brief war with Georgia, on Saturday accused Moscow of reverting to old tactics of intimidation and using "brute force."

Russia aims to corner energy markets, a senior U.S. official said on Monday as Vice-President Dick Cheney arrived in Italy during a tour that has taken in eastern European states which are important transit routes.

Cheney visits Ukraine divided on NATO

European Union nations put renewed pressure on Russia on Saturday to live up to its word to withdraw its forces from Georgia under a cease-fire plan.

EU weighs monitor role to break Georgia stand-off

Ukraine crisis a setback for EU, NATO bids

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U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney discusses the Georgia crisis on Friday with Ukrainian leaders, whose country is deeply divided over NATO membership and distracted by a domestic political crisis.

European Union foreign ministers will discuss on Friday the quick launch of a civilian monitoring mission in Georgia, with the aim of getting several hundred personnel on the ground as soon as possible.

Renewed crisis in Ukraine is a fresh setback for its EU ambitions and those who want it to join NATO, despite growing concern about Russian moves to roll back Western influence after intervening in Georgia, analysts say.

Feud between top 2 Ukrainian officials continues ahead of Cheney visit

Ukrainian coalition threatened by bickering

Business in Ukraine eyeing Russia but confident

Cheney arrives in Ukraine

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney vowed on Thursday to stand by Georgia in its showdown with Russia, saying Moscow's military push into the ex-Soviet state was an "illegitimate" act which cast doubt on its reliability.

Ukraine gov't close to collapsing as key bloc pulls out of governing coalition

Ukraine: lawmakers to probe weapons to Georgia

Infighting among the country’s top politicians got uglier this week, as the pro-Western coalition all but collapsed and President Yushchenko threatened to dismiss parliament for the second time in two years

Despite its Soviet mood, city residents of all backgrounds live in peace, contrary to the alarmist scenarios imagined by outsiders in the wake of the Caucasus war