Russian soldiers on top of an APC pass by a burning house on the way to Tskhinvali, capital of Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia on Monday, Aug. 11, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008.(AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
Russian President Medvedev Says Russia Is Ready To Begin
Peace Talks With Georgia -- LA Times
Peace Talks With Georgia -- LA Times
He also orders a halt to his country's ongoing military action even as it continued to bomb sites deep in the country and apparently continued its advance.
TBILISI, Georgia -- Russia's president today said his country was ready to begin peace talks with Georgia to end a five-day conflict over pro-Russian separatist-minded enclaves along the two nations' Caucasus region border.
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, today also ordered a halt to his country's ongoing military action against Western-backed Georgia even as it continued to bomb sites deep in the country and apparently continue its advance, according to media reports.
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NEWS
Russia endorses plan to leave breakaway region -- Yahoo News/AP
Russia urges Georgia to pledge not to use force -- Yahoo News/AP
Georgia to declare breakaway regions occupied -- Yahoo News/AP
Russia orders halt to war, Georgia skeptical -- Reuters
Georgia says bombings continue after Russian order -- Yahoo News/AP
Medvedev halts Russian attacks in Georgia -- MSNBC
Russia orders halt to Georgia military action but fighting continues -- International Herald Tribune
Georgia Says Russia Still Bombing Despite 'Halt' -- FOX News
Georgia defiant after Russian ceasefire -- Financial Times
Georgia says Russia still attacking -- CNN
Defiant Russia Halts Operations In Georgia -- CBS
Sarkozy Arrives in Moscow to Mediate Crisis -- ABC News
Russia 'ends Georgia operation' -- BBC News
Attacks on Georgia continue despite Russian president's calls to halt -- The Guardian
Russia orders end to operation after bombing of media centre -- Times Online
Russia orders halt to war in Georgia -- The Independent
Russian president Dimitry Medvedev orders end to conflict in Georgia -- The Telegraph
Enter Sarkozy the peacemaker -- The Guardian
Moscow accused of planning invasion but remains deaf to critics -- The Guardian
'I got my children out minutes before the bombs fell' -- the Guardian
Exodus gathers pace as the funerals begin -- The Guardian
Coverage Of the Georgian/Russian war -- The Guardian
Russia 'ends Georgia operation' as Britons are evacuated from under-siege capital -- The Daily Mail
Pensioners burned alive in a church and a baby stabbed to death - just some of the horrific stories from Georgia -- The Daily Mail
Russia halts military action in Georgia -- Washington Times
Russia orders halt to military action in Georgia -- U.S. News And World Report
Russia Halts Military Action -- Time Magazine
Georgia says bombings continue after Russian order -- Newsweek
For Georgia's president, a rebuke in the boom of artillery -- International Herald Tribune
Dutch journalist killed in Russian bombing of Gori -- International Herald Tribune
Calling shots, Putin salves old wounds -- International Herald Tribune
Firsthand Accounts from the Russia-Georgia Conflict -- FOX News
Georgia soldiers, civilians break down on road to battle -- LA Times
Civilian emergency hits Georgia -- BBC News
Anxiety Hovers Over Tbilisi -- Washington Post
BP shuts pipelines on fears over Georgia -- Financial Times
Georgia conflict 'a threat to strategic energy supplies' -- Yahoo News
Georgian military officials and civilians ask why the West hasn't intervened as Russia moves in. -- Newsweek
U.S. servers for Georgia sites -- L.A. Times
Map: the Russia-Georgia conflict (pdf) -- The Guardian
COMMENTARY/ANALYSISMoscow's Sinister Brilliance - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review Online
A Path to Peace in the Caucasus - Mikhail Gorbachev, Washington Post
Russia's Power Play: Reality Intrudes - George Will, Houston Chronicle
Conflict Offers Glimpse at New World Order - Gerald Seib, Wall St. Journal
Russia is Back as a Grand Adversary - Robert Kaplan, The Atlantic
Terror tactics -- The Guardian
What Georgia means for Europe -- The Guardian
Vladimir Putin capitalises on US ambivalence -- Times Online
Beleaguered president: Gambler who risked his country and links with West -- The Independent
COMMENTARY: Why puppetmaster Putin is more dangerous than ever -- The Daily Mail
Russia, and Putin, Assert Authority -- New York Times
Vladimir Bonaparte -- Wall Street Journal
INSTANT VIEW - Russian president orders stop to Georgia ops -- Reuters
INSTANT ANALYSIS: Winners and losers in S.Ossetia crisis -- Reuters
U.S. has few options in conflict -- Reuters
U.S. can't do much to stop Russia -- MSNBC
The Danger Of Appeasing Russia -- Newsweek
Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili's 'calculated gamble' -- LA Times
U.S. has few military options in Russia response -- L.A. Times
Georgia clash imperils Europe's fuel flow -- Washington Times
More on Georgia -- Time Magazine
Russia buoyed by weakened Georgia -- BBC News
BLOGS
Live Blogging On the War -- The Guardian Blog
Can the Caucasus flames be controlled? -- Global News Blog (Reuters)
Russia Orders Halt To Fighting In Georgia -- Huffington Post
The Lights Stay On In Georgia? -- Blackfive
Russia calls a halt -- Belmont Club
Russia has stopped its invasion in Georgia. But at what price? -- Transatlantic
Russia Reveals Its Desire to Replace Georgian President Saakahvili ...Bush Responds -- Gateway Pundit
Diplomatic Licence: Saving Saakashvili -- Indy Blogs (the Independent)
Another Front in the War on Georgia (Cyberwar) -- Know It All
Estonia sending cyber defense experts to Georgia -- Net Work World
An Examination Of the New York Times Coverage Of The Georgian/Russian War -- Kenneth Anderson On Law Of War
VIDEOS
Russia Moves Further Into Georgia -- New York Times
Reporting On the Georgian/Russian War -- Financial Times
News on Georgia -- ABC News
MSNBC
CNN
Russia Today (Yesterday's Broadcast)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
South Ossetia: factbox -- The Telegraph
The tussle for South Ossetia -- The Guardian
Timeline: South Ossetia -- The Guardian
Q & A: Behind the battle for South Ossetia -- MSNBC
Q&A: Violence in South Ossetia -- BBC News
Timeline: Key Events in Russian-Georgian Relations - Associated Press
How Russian and Georgian Forces Stack Up - Reuters
Factbox: International Reaction to South Ossetia Conflict - Reuters
Georgia - CIA World Factbook
Russia - CIA World Factbook
Georgia - BBC Country Page
Russia - BBC Country Page
South Ossetia - New York Times background and related news
South Ossetia - BBC background
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