Latest dispatches here have Bush and Putin discussing the matter in Beijing where both deserted the opening. Rice is sending an envoy to Georgia while Russia sent a note to NATO members asking (advising?) them to no longer support Georgia after the "open agression." The UN Security Council will hold another session within the next hour.

As already reported here the Russians have apparently wiped out most Georgian military bases around Tskhinvali and appear to control almost the entire province.