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This Story Bush Calls on Russia to 'Respect' Georgia Video | President Bush says Russia needs to respect Georgia's territorial integrity as Russian tanks are said to be driving deeper into the country. This Story This Story Russia Pushes Into Georgia Article | GORI, Georgia, Aug. 11 -- Russia escalated its war in Georgia again Monday, sending troops and tanks out of friendly separatist enclaves to stage the first major invasion of undisputed Georgian territory. One armored column seized a town and major military base in the west of Georgia, while another... This Story Russian Troops Remain, But With Lighter Presence Article | GORI, Georgia, Aug. 21 -- Russian troops remained in Gori early this morning, despite movements yesterday that seemed to indicate they would leave. But their presence seemed lighter than it had since the occupation began. This Story Tentative Russia-Georgia Truce Video | Russia said it's stopping military operations in Georgia, but reports of fighting continue to come in. Richard Roth reports. This Story Despite Truce, Russians Take Georgian City Article | OUTSIDE GORI, Georgia, Aug. 13 -- A day after Russia agreed to stop its offensive and pull its troops out of Georgian territory, Russian forces took over the frontline Georgian city of Gori on Wednesday, seized munitions at Georgian military bases and set up positions along the country's main... This Story Medvedev Defiant on Response Article | MOSCOW, Aug. 15 -- President Dmitry Medvedev remained defiant Friday in response to international criticism of his country's war with Georgia, as Russia's tanks and troops showed no sign of leaving its neighbor's territory three days after a truce was declared. This Story This Story A Two-Sided Descent Into Full-Scale War Article | TSKHINVALI, Georgia, Aug. 16 -- Nine days ago, late in the afternoon of Aug. 7, Georgian tanks, artillery and infantry began moving out of bases in Georgia and toward South Ossetia, a zone long held by separatists who are backed by Moscow. This Story Russian Air, Ground Forces Strike Georgia Article | MOSCOW, Aug. 8 -- Russia launched airstrikes Friday deep inside Georgia and mobilized columns of tanks after Georgian forces embarked on a major offensive to reassert control over South Ossetia, a separatist province. Political leaders on both sides said that war had begun. The United States, an ... This Story Russia Stages a Substantial Withdrawal Article | GORI, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Russia pulled troops and armored vehicles out of vast swaths of seized territory and ended its 10-day occupation of this Georgian city Friday, but Georgian and foreign officials disputed Russia's claim that it had complied with the terms of a recent cease-fire agreement. |
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