11 September 2002 SOCHI, 11 September (Civil Georgia)–Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has practically issued an ultimatum to Georgia, identifying the country as a source of terrorist threat in a speak in the Russian town of Sochi commemorating the 11 September attacks on the United States.Putin claimed Russia would use the Article 51 of the UN Charter giving Russia the right […]

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