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Russians appear to dig in as pullback drags in Georgia
Russian forces today built a sentry post just 30 miles from the Georgian capital, appearing to dig in to positions deep inside Georgia despite pledges to pull back to areas mandated by a cease-fire signed by both countries.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his troops will complete their pullback by Friday, but few signs of movement have been seen other than the departure of a small contingent that have held the strategically key city of Gori.
A convoy of flatbed trucks carrying badly needed food aid to one of the areas most heavily hit by the fighting was waved through a checkpoint by Russian soldiers. But conditions throughout much of the country remained tense.
— Associated Press
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By JPF
August 20, 2008 11:29 PM | Link to this
I seriously wonder if the Russians will ever pull out of Georgia, or if they just have to finish destroying its infrastructure and military forces, stealing whatever they want, and terrifying its people first.