MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday he had decided to cease Russia's military operation against Georgia, Russian news agencies reported."I have taken the decision to end the operation to force Georgian authorities into peace," Medvedev was quoted as saying at a meeting with defence officials.
MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday he had decided to cease Russia's military operation against Georgia, Russian news agencies reported.
"I have taken the decision to end the operation to force Georgian authorities into peace," Medvedev was quoted as saying at a meeting with defence officials.
The Associated Press: Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian news reports are quoting President Dmitri Medvedev ordering a halt to Russian military action in Georgia.Medvedev says in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the Russian action has punished Georgia and restored security for civilians and Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia. At the same time he ordered the military Tuesday to quell any Georgian armed resistance that appears.
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian news reports are quoting President Dmitri Medvedev ordering a halt to Russian military action in Georgia.
Medvedev says in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the Russian action has punished Georgia and restored security for civilians and Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia. At the same time he ordered the military Tuesday to quell any Georgian armed resistance that appears.
Now for Sarkozy to take credit...
The Associated Press: AP Top News at 4:00 a.m. EDT
ZUGDIDI, Georgia (AP) -- Russian tanks roared deep into Georgia on Monday, launching a new western front in the conflict, and Russian planes staged air raids that sent people screaming and fleeing for cover in some towns. The escalating warfare brought sharp words from President Bush, who pressed Moscow to accept an immediate cease-fire and pull its troops out to avert a "dramatic and brutal escalation" of violence in the former Soviet republic.
Perhaps Sarkozy has a chance to do something desperately heroic yet... When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
It's too bad the AP does not have news on its own site, like the AFP or Reuters. It's been hard to follow this through google news, as a lot of the news it aggregates is 6 hours behind the curve, and a lot of news has simply taken over the Georgian statements (especially re- the alleged capture of Gori by the Russians, yesterday).
Overall it was possible to keep a fairly good overview by checking everything with the agencies.
It's behind the curve, for sure. And, er, consensual? When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
The AP and AFP stories I quoted above were also on the google feed. You have to eehm... use teh google, then it is quite useful as an aggregator.
The front page is useless for following events in a real-time manner. It is, I guess, driven by interests of generating revenue and driving traffic. Politics could also come in, though I don't know.
I think politics, as in confirming ideological bias, comes into driving traffic and creating revenue, yes. When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
