Russian forces appear to have begun the final stage of a pullback from positions inside Georgia around the separatist South Ossetia region.
The Interfax news agency quoted the head of Russian peacekeeping troops in South Ossetia as saying that the withdrawal should be finished by Wednesday evening. Under a French-brokered agreement, Russia must withdraw its troops from buffer zones surrounding South Ossetia and another breakaway UN Security Council Remains Deadlocked Over South Ossetia ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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