Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili meet in Tbilisi, August 15, 2008.(Irakli Gedenidze/Pool/Reuters) From Yahoo News/AP:
GORI, Georgia - Russian troops on Friday allowed some humanitarian supplies into the city of Gori but continued their blockade of the strategically located city, raising doubts about Russia's intentions in the war-battered country.
A flurry of international diplomacy, meanwhile, was set in motion Friday to clear the way for a Russian withdrawal.
Gori is on the country's main east-west highway about 45 miles west of the capital, Tbilisi. By holding it, Russian forces effectively cut Georgia in half.
What happens in Gori is key to when — or if — Russia will honor the terms of a cease-fire that calls for both sides to pull their forces back to the positions they held before fighting broke out last week in the separatist region of South Ossetia.
Read more ....More News On Georgia
U.S.'s Rice in Georgia to secure peace plan -- Reuters
Georgia Hesitant on Six-Point Plan -- Civil.ge (Georgia)
Saakashvili: Russia Occupies One-Third of Georgia -- Voice Of America
Bush Aides Say Russia Actions in Georgia Jeopardize Ties -- New York Times
After Russia's invasion of Georgia, what now for the West? -- The Telegraph
My Comment: the Russian troops will leave when they are good and ready .... which means that they will take their time.
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