The United States says Russia must increase the "size and pace" of its withdrawal from Georgia.
For its part Germany has described Russia's progress as "very unsatisfactory". While Russian military trucks have been seen leaving the Georgian city of Gori, there was no sign of the large-scale pullout demanded by western powers. A senior Russian military official Russia: Georgia troop withdrawal to begin Monday ...
Seven Czechs leave Georgia, no Czech in area of fighting-official ... said Moscow will pull back its forces behind the buffer zone within Georgia by the end of Friday. Earlier Russia circulated its own draft United Nations resolution at the Security Council, aimed at bringing peace to Georgia. This comes a day after Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin blocked a Western-sponsored draft that demanded an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Georgia.
(Deutsche Welle)
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