Evgeny Kozhokin

There are no forces within Abkhazia interested in the escalation of the crisis, believes Evgeny Kozhokin, the Director of Russia's Institute for Strategic Studies. He blames exterior forces for blasts on Sunday and Monday blasts.

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other interviews January 13, 2008, 11:44

Mikhail Saakashvili has been officially re-elected in Georgia's presidential election. The director of Russia's Institute for Strategic Studies, Yevgeniy Kozhokin, spoke to RT about the latest news from Tbilisi.

November 25, 2007, 12:33

Mikhail Saakashvili may consider force in dealing with the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia if he gets re-elected in the first round, says Evgeny Kozhokin, director of Russia's Institute for Strategic Studies.