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 Russian Troops Leave Gori

Georgian officials say pullout really happening

Daily Telegraph (UK) Daily Telegraph (UK) Aug 22, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian troops are finally leaving Gori, Georgian officials said today, with Russia promising that by tomorrow all Russian ground forces would be confined to South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Russia intends to keep more than 2,000 troops stationed in the breakaway regions, which Georgia decries as unlawful “annexation.” A US general, meanwhile, criticized the Russian withdrawal, saying, “If they are moving, it is at a snail's pace.” More »

More about:  Russia • Georgia • South Ossetia • Gori

 West Worries as Russia Digs In

Troops seen reinforcing positions in Georgia despite pullback agreement

New York Times New York Times Aug 19, 08 4:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian forces appear to be hunkering down rather than beginning their promised withdrawal from Georgian territory, the New York Time s reports. Troops are digging in along the highway to Tbilisi and military vehicles are moving in both directions, alarming the West, according to Reuters. Pentagon officials say they have seen no significant Russian movement out of Georgia. More »

More about:  Russia • Georgia • Dmitry Medvedev • South Ossetia • Russian military • Tbilisi • Gori

 Russian Troops Remain
 in Georgia

Medvedev backs seperatist regions

CNN CNN Aug 14, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian troops are still occupying the Georgian city of Gori, and other cities beyond the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions, as President Dmitri Medvedev declared today that his nation will stand behind the breakaway regions’ independence bids, CNN reports. Russia says will keep tanks in Gori for up to 3 days to help facilitate the handover of power, Bloomberg reports, but Georgia says Russia is actually building its military presence there. More »

More about:  Russia • Georgia • Dmitry Medvedev • South Ossetia • Mikheil Saakashvili • Abkhazia • Gori

ANALYSIS

Peace Deal Opened Door
to Russian Advance

Russian 'peacekeepers' given wide latitude in new pact

New York Times New York Times Aug 14, 08 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Russian convoy was headed deeper into Georgia within hours of a new peace deal thanks to a big loophole in the agreement, Andrew E. Kramer writes in the New York Times . The deal brokered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy allows Russian peacekeepers to implement unspecified "additional security measures,” giving them plenty of room to maneuver, Kramer reports. Russian troops quickly took up posts in the key Georgian city of Gori. More »

More about:  Russia • Nicolas Sarkozy • Georgia • Vladimir Putin • diplomacy • South Ossetia • peace deal • Gori

 Bush Sends Aid, Rice to Georgia

Role of Russian military in Georgia unclear

New York Times New York Times Aug 13, 08 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush announced that the US would send humanitarian aid into Georgia today as hostilities threatened to overwhelm the fragile peace agreement, the New York Times reports. In announcing that he was dispatching Condoleezza Rice to mediate the dispute, Bush said that the US “stands with the democratically elected government of Georgia and insists that its sovereignty and territorial integrity be respected.” More »

More about:  Russia • Georgia • war • Mikheil Saakashvili • invasion • Russian military • Gori • tanks

 Russians, Looters
 Advance on Georgia

Reports suggest seige of Gori, despite ceasefire agreement

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Aug 13, 08 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Georgians claimed that Russian tanks advanced from South Ossetia into the city of Gori today, despite a ceasefire brokered by the EU yesterday. Villages were being burned and looted, eyewitnesses told the Guardian . Though the Russian army denied any advance,  tanks appeared to be targeting Georgian military sites, followed by bands of maurauding "irregulars," including Ossetians and Chechens. A reporter for the Guardian described the scene as one of "absolute panic. The idea there of a ceasefire is ridiculous." More »

More about:  Russia • Georgia • South Ossetia • Abkhazia • Gori

 Russians Cut Georgia in Half

Georgian civilians flee from warplanes

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 11, 08 5:08 PM CDT
(AP) - Russian forces seized several towns and a military base deep in western Georgia today and captured the main east-west highway near Gori, effectively cutting the country in half, Georgia's president said. Fighting also raged around Tskhinvali, the capital of the separatist province of South Ossetia. Russian warplanes launched new air raids across Georgia, with at least one sending screaming civilians running for cover, the AP reports. More »

More about:  Russia • Georgia • Europe • South Ossetia • Gori

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VOA NEWS: RUSSIAN TROOPS BEGIN MOVING FROM GORI (US Fed News Service, Including US State News)

Russia intensifies attack on Georgia; 'Massive' bombings, imminent tanks rebuff... (The Washington Times)

A New Model Army.(World Affairs)(Russia builds new army) (Newsweek International)

US plans aid to Georgia as Russia rolls into city (Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.)

Russian troops slow to leave Georgia.(WORLD) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Rice: Russia playing a 'very dangerous game" (Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque))

Russia Pushes Into Georgia; In Undisputed Area, Troops Seize Town and Military... (The Washington Post)

Russia says forces pull out -- as they pull in (Deseret News (Salt Lake City))

Russia: To withdraw from Georgia (Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque))

Few signs of Russia heeding ceasefire (Winnipeg Free Press)