The European Union has called on Russia to respect Georgia's internationally recognised borders.
A statement released by France, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, warned that further military action could damage relations between Russia and the EU. Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council has concluded a third emergency session in response to the fighting between Russia and Georgia without agreeing on the wording of a joint statement. Russian UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin told a press conference in New York that only a complete withdrawal of Georgian troops from South Ossetia could stop the violence. Churkin also accused Georgian President Global Media Forum in Bonn wraps up second day ...
Georgian poll landslide confirmed ... Mikhail Saakashvili of military adventurism and an attempt at genocide. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says that the fighting has displaced several thousand civilians in South Ossetia.
(Deutsche Welle)
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