Русская версияRussia has intensified attacks on Georgia on Monday, ignoring
appeals for a ceasefire.
Georgia's foreign ministry said Russian
warplanes carried out fresh bombing raids inside Georgia after
taking control of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia.
Europe is leading diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with the
French and Finnish foreign ministers holding talks in Tbilisi on
Monday ahead of a meeting with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev
in Moscow on Tuesday. The European Union-backed plan calls for an
immediate ceasefire, medical access to victims, controlled
withdrawals of troops on both sides and eventual political talks.
US President George W. Bush, Georgia's strongest western ally, told
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that the Russian offensive
was "unacceptable". Meanwhile, Russian troops have issued an
ultimatum to Georgian forces in a zone near the breakaway region of
Abkhazia to disarm or face attack, but Georgia has rejected the
demand. The Red Cross says so far more than 40,000 people have fled
their homes in Georgia.
(Deutsche Welle)
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