China supports Russia on Georgia

It's pretty big news that China has signed onto a statement through the summit of Central Asian nations to support Russia in its operations in Georgia.

But pay attention, Russia is obliquely threatening oil politics.

Russia has lashed out at the West for ratcheting up tensions in the Black Sea and warned that attempts to isolate Moscow could lead to an economic backlash....

"Any attempts to jeopardise this atmosphere of cooperation... would not only (have) a negative impact for Russia but will definitely harm the economic interests of those states," Peskov said.

Also: (PKDailyTimes) "Russia, at odds with the United States over Georgia, tried unsuccessfully to push the UN Security Council on Tuesday to condemn US-led air strikes in Afghanistan that killed dozens of civilians."