In Georgia, there are signs that Russia is not complying with a ceasefire brokered by France earlier this week.
Journalists near the city of Gori have reported hearing sustained artillery fire over the past few hours. This comes despite claims by Russian officials that their troops had begun pulling out of the town. At the same time, though, Russian military officers have invited Georgian police back into the city to help restore law and order. Elsewhere, eye-witnesses in the Black Sea coastal city of Poti say that Russian tanks have entered the port. Moscow initially denied that claim, but Georgia calls South Ossetia ceasefire, offers talks to Russia ...
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Global Media Forum continues ... later, Russia's deputy chief of staff told a news conference that it was legitimate for his forces to be in Poti for intelligence-gathering activities.
(Deutsche Welle)
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