Georgia Planning A "Major Provocative Act"

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Georgia Planning A "Major Provocative Act"; - Russian Defense Ministry
Topic Started: Aug 17 2008, 12:24 PM (58 Views)
Wil	Aug 17 2008, 12:24 PM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 9,248 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: September 21, 2005	Sky News 'Georgia Set To Provoke Russia' Breaking News 4:12pm UK, Sunday August 17, 2008 Russia's defence ministry has said that Georgia was planning a "major provocative act" in the Georgian town of Gori, Russia's RIA news agency has reported. Russian troops in the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali Russian troops pass destroyed buildings in the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali It followed Moscow saying its forces will begin withdrawing from its neighbour's territory at midday tomorrow. News of the pull-out came from France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has spoken to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev by phone. It emerged just hours after conflicting reports about whether Russia's military is moving out of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia. A military commander - Major General Vyachislav Borisov - said troops had started to head home. But a Russian Defence Ministry spokesman said: "It has not started yet. The question of withdrawal is being considered now and the decision will be taken as the situation in the region is stabilised. "What is going on is probably just preparation, not actual withdrawal." The denial follows claims that Russia has been digging into its positions despite President Dmitry Medvedev agreeing a ceasefire in the face of Western pressure. There were reports that Russian troops were building ramparts around tanks and posting sentries on a hill in central Georgia. The US and France said it appeared that Russia was defying the truce already. In his phonecall, President Sarkozy told Mr Medvedev there would be "serious consequences" if Russia failed to pull out soon. It is believed that Russian forces still control two Georgian cities and the key east-west highway between them. US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice said: "From my point of view - and I am in contact with the French - the Russians are perhaps already not honouring their word." Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said Mr Medvedev had signed the ceasefire deal and ordered its implementation, but would not withdraw troops until Moscow was satisfied that security measures allowed under the agreement were effective. He said Russia would strengthen its peacekeeping contingent in South Ossetia, the separatist Georgian region at the centre of more than a week of warfare that has soured relations between Moscow and the West. Edited by Wil, Aug 17 2008, 12:27 PM.



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