Payam Akhavan, legal adviser to Georgia for the International Court of Justice, has filed a case against Russia on Georgia's behalf, accusing Moscow of ethnic cleansing from 1993 up till the present conflict over South Ossetia.
The war in Georgia has greatly strained the relations between Russia, the United States and the European Union. Could we be heading back to the Cold War? (Part 1 of 2)
Georgia, which had announced that Russian troops were withdrawing from the town of Gori, said that Russia had "changed its mind." US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed for France, en route to Tbilisi.
The Russian/Georgian agreement has got bloggers thinking about the consequences of the conflict. Russian Internet users fear the regime will get even tougher, while in Georgia people worry about democracy's future.
US military planes began delivering aid to Georgia as President George W. Bush announced that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would visit Tbilisi. Meanwhile, Russian troops are expected to withdraw from Gori on Thursday.
US President George W. Bush announced that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would visit Georgia to show "America's unwavering support” for the Georgian government.
Gaïdz Minassian, researcher at the Group of Political Analysis of Paris-Nanterre University and a specialist of the Caucasus, gives his take on the ongoing conflict between Georgia and Russia.
US President George W. Bush delivers a speech in front of the White House today to address the escalating Georgia-Russia conflict over two Georgian separatist states. WATCH IT HERE LIVE AT 5pm GMT+2
FRANCE 24 reporters saw a column of Russian vehicles briefly take up position on a hill outside the Georgian city of Gori before heading toward Tbilisi. But a Georgian official said the tanks are not headed towards the capital. (Photo: FRANCE 24)
