1. The first is not to resort to the use of force.

2. The second is to halt all military action.

3. The third is free access to humanitarian aid.

4. The fourth is that Georgian Armed Forces should return to their bases.

5. The fifth is that Russian Armed Forces should pull back to their positions prior to combat.

6. The sixth is the beginning of international discussions on the future status of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and on ways to ensure their security.

” Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told a news conference with his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy.”

Sounds fair to me. What about you?

Kyle & Svet

comments always welcome.

American broadcaster CNN has been accused of using misleading footage in their coverage of the conflict in South Ossetia. A Russian cameraman says footage of wrecked tanks and ruined buildings, which was purported to be the town of Gori, was in fact the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali.

Gori was said to be about to fall under the control of the Russian army but the cameraman says the video was actually shot in Tskhinvali, which had been flattened by Georgian shelling.

Aleksandr Zhukov, from the Russiya Al-Yaum channel, said: “When we arrived and news came that Gori was being shelled, I saw my footage. I said: that’s not Gori! That’s Tskhinvali. Having crawled through the length and breadth of Tskhinvali, I don’t need much to tell from which point this or that footage was recorded. I can swear in front of any tribunal. I can point at this location on the map of the town, because I and the cameraman of the Rossiya channel videotaped that.”

Good Ol CNN…

Kyle

comments always welcome.

(MOSCOW) —Russian President Dmitri Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia Tuesday, saying it had punished Georgia and restored security for civilians and Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia.

In a nationally televised speech he ordered the military to defend itself and quash any aggressive action and armed resistance from Georgian forces.

Russia’s foreign minister said that Georgia’s president must leave office and Georgian troops should stay out of the breakaway South Ossetia region for good.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow won’t talk to President Mikhail Saakashvili and Saakashvili “better go.”

The Russian statements came as French President Nicolas Sarkozy was heading to Moscow to negotiate an EU-brokered truce for the fierce conflict over the breakaway region.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an end to military operations against Georgia, the Kremlin says.

He told officials he had taken the decision to end the operation after restoring security for civilians and peacekeepers in South Ossetia.

However, Russia has remained highly critical of Georgia’s leadership, and there were no signs of imminent talks.

Looks like French President Nicolas Sarkozy may have worked some magic…..

Hello,

Lets see what is happening in Georgia….
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1. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country currently chairs the EU, is to meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow before travelling to Georgia for talks with its president, Mikhail Saakashvili.

2. Russian-backed Abkhazia say they have begun an operation against Georgian forces, which now appear under pressure on two fronts. Abkhazia says they are trying to push Georgian forces from a strategic gorge in the west of the breakaway province.

3. George W Bush said Russian actions in Abkhazia and the other breakaway province of South Ossetia were “unacceptable in the 21st Century” and that Moscow was guilty of a “dramatic and brutal escalation”. (What a statement from a killer of 100,000 + Iraq’s)

4. Georgia has been withdrawing its troops and armour towards Tbilisi after four days of bloody fighting in South Ossetia with Russian troops and rebel fighters. (But Georgia has still continued to fight in South Ossetia)

5. No one expected Georgia to be occupied that fast, not even Saakashvili, who, Georgian Kommersant sources say, has received an ultimatum from Moscow of three points in exchange for peace. The main point, in addition to capitulation and signing an agreement on the non use of force in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, is his resignation. (Good Idea!)

6. Over 30,000 refugees have crossed the border between South Ossetia and Russia in the last four days, seeking safety, but not all of them made it alive. Some South Ossetians risked their lives to bring the bodies of their loved ones to North Ossetia because they were unable to bury them back home.

7. We have watched media from the USA. The air waves are flying with how bad and evil Russia is. No one seems to care that Georgia started this by killing several thousand South Ossetians. Russia took about 20 hours to respond to the attack. Seems a little slow to me. Russia was not ready for this kind of attack on South Ossetia. (Contrary to Western news)

8. Ukraine, another American Democratic Puppet is starting to flap it jaws like I said they would in a previous article.

9. The French Foreign Minister and head of the European mediation mission, Bernard Kouchner, has visited one of the biggest refugee camps in North Ossetia-Alania – a region that’s part of Russia and borders South Ossetia.

10. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an end to military operations against Georgia, the Kremlin says.

Now we wait and see if Georgia plays games.

Kyle & Svet

Hello,

Today Putin has left no doubt about his thoughts on the USA. Medvedev seems to be very quiet in this issue and that worries me…..
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the U.S., which has backed Georgia’s NATO membership aspirations, is hampering the peacekeeping operation in South Ossetia by flying the Georgian troops from Iraq to Georgia.

“It’s a pity that some of our partners instead of helping are trying to get in the way, I mean the United States using its military transport aircraft to relocate Georgia’s military contingent from Iraq virtually into the conflict zone, among other things,” Putin said during a government meeting.

Putin said pulling Georgian troops out of Iraq would not change the situation, but called the move a “step back from a settlement.”

He said he was astonished by the double standards and cynicism of U.S. foreign policy and accused U.S. diplomats of retaining a Cold-War mentality, labeling the aggressor the victim while the real victim ends up being blamed as the aggressor.

“Of course, it was right that Saddam Hussein was hanged for butchering several Shia villages, while the current Georgian rulers, who wiped out ten Ossetian villages in no time and burnt people alive in their homes, must be protected,” Putin said sarcastically.

A top Russian diplomat accused foreign media on Sunday of showing pro-Georgian bias in their coverage of the ongoing conflict. (Link)
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I see something different than most people are seeing, I see a upset Putin but I see a pissed off Medvedev! (Medvedev is way to quiet!)

Georgia is in trouble with a capital T!

Kyle & Svet

comments always welcome.

US sends more arms to Georgia – Israeli media

The United States is sending fresh supplies of weapons to Georgia from its base in the Jordanian port of Aqabah. That’s according to the Israeli newspaper – Maariv.

The paper says the US began flying weapons from the transport hub on Saturday.

According to Maariv, the US is hiring Russian-made freight planes belonging to UTI Worldwide Inc. to transport arms and ammunition to Georgia. The paper says the Pentagon is redirecting supplies to Tbilisi that were earmarked for Iraq.

The Aqabah terminal is used by the US to supply troops in Iraq. The American military relies on the hub mainly because it’s safer to use Aqabah than Iraq’s own ports in the Persian Gulf.

Georgia stocks a wide range of weapons from many sources. This is a strategic move in case Russia were to block off the channels through which it gets its military supplies.

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I hope this is not true, if it is, America just put the nails in Georgia’s coffin! Lets wait to see what Medvedev and Putin say.

Kyle & Svet

comments always welcome.

Funny (Not Ha Ha!) How the Georgia controlled Water supply of South Ossetia has started working again. Seems that Georgia cut the water supply over a month ago…..

Water supply resumed in South Ossetia’s capital

The mains water supply has been restored in South Ossetia’s capital of Tskhinvali, the administration of the violence-torn breakaway Georgian region said on Monday.

I guess all the bombing fixed the water supply! Now they just need new pipes to run it in…

Georgia on my mind!

Kyle & Svet

comments always welcome.

Hello,

My day has been made! George Bush showed his power…..

“I said this violence is unacceptable,” Mr Bush said, adding: “I was very firm with Vladimir Putin.

Talk about the “Pot Calling the Kettle Black!” (Link)

Kyle & Svet

comments always welcome.

In a stinging attack on the US, Putin told government ministers: “It’s a pity that some of our partners, instead of helping, are trying to get in the way”.

He said the US was using “its military transport aircraft to relocate Georgia’s military contingent from Iraq virtually into the conflict zone”.(Link)