West increases pressure on Russia
Aug 18th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: WorldThe Sydney Morning Herald: The Kremlin has vowed to start pulling its combat troops from Georgia, but a plan to retain Russian “peacekeepers” in the embattled republic has sparked new tension.
Western allies of President Mikheil Saakashvili further upped the pressure on Moscow to get out of Georgia as Russian troops dug in less than half an hour’s drive from the capital Tbilisi.