Nuclear_Warrior
01-25-2011, 12:53 PM
A new Georgian television station is due to start broadcasting news in Russian from Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, across the border into Russia.
The channel aims to provide Russian-speaking viewers with television news that is independent of the Kremlin.
But some fear the new channel, called PIK, could jeopardise already delicate relations between Moscow and Tbilisi.
The first programme will be a question-and-answer session with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
The channel's predecessor was taken off air just after launching last January, reportedly because of pressure from the Russian government.
This time round, the channel's management team is keen to present a less confrontational approach.
But critics say broadcasting a Georgian perspective of events over the border to Russian viewers could destabilise a region which Moscow already finds hard to control.
It's our intention to break the Russian government's monopoly over news - we make no secret of that Robert Parsons PIK director general
"The Northern Caucasus is a part of the Russian Federation, and this is a very painful question for Russia," explains Georgian politician Nino Burjanadze.
"The region is very unstable, and every intervention, even positive interventions, should be done only after a bilateral decision between Russian and Georgia."
Rest can be found here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12274548
The channel aims to provide Russian-speaking viewers with television news that is independent of the Kremlin.
But some fear the new channel, called PIK, could jeopardise already delicate relations between Moscow and Tbilisi.
The first programme will be a question-and-answer session with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
The channel's predecessor was taken off air just after launching last January, reportedly because of pressure from the Russian government.
This time round, the channel's management team is keen to present a less confrontational approach.
But critics say broadcasting a Georgian perspective of events over the border to Russian viewers could destabilise a region which Moscow already finds hard to control.
It's our intention to break the Russian government's monopoly over news - we make no secret of that Robert Parsons PIK director general
"The Northern Caucasus is a part of the Russian Federation, and this is a very painful question for Russia," explains Georgian politician Nino Burjanadze.
"The region is very unstable, and every intervention, even positive interventions, should be done only after a bilateral decision between Russian and Georgia."
Rest can be found here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12274548