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Russian troops still in Georgia
Russian troops were still deployed in Georgia on Tuesday, despite pressure from the West to withdraw quickly.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:10 August 19, 2008
Tbilisi: Russian troops were still deployed in Georgia on Tuesday, despite pressure from the West to withdraw quickly.
Russia's Defence Ministry has said that the army's withdrawal from Georgia began on Monday, but Georgian officials said there was little evidence of a pullout.
NATO foreign ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss the crisis later on Tuesday.
"I hope the world has woken up to what is going on. The Russians should get out of my country," Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Monday.
The United States and France on Monday urged a speedy Russian withdrawal in line with a French-mediated ceasefire accord.
The conflict began 10 days ago when Georgian forces tried earlier this month to recapture the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Russia launched a counterattack to support the separatists.
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