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| Rice says Russia faces isolation | Rice says Russia faces isolation |
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| The US secretary of state has warned Russia that it risks isolation abroad if does not observe a ceasefire with Georgia and withdraw its troops. | The US secretary of state has warned Russia that it risks isolation abroad if does not observe a ceasefire with Georgia and withdraw its troops. |
| "We expect Russia to meet its commitment to cease all military activities in Georgia," she said. | "We expect Russia to meet its commitment to cease all military activities in Georgia," she said. |
| Condoleezza Rice is to visit France for talks with President Nicolas Sarkozy, who currently chairs the EU, before visiting Georgia itself on Friday. | Condoleezza Rice is to visit France for talks with President Nicolas Sarkozy, who currently chairs the EU, before visiting Georgia itself on Friday. |
| The US has begun delivering aid by air to the ex-Soviet republic. | The US has begun delivering aid by air to the ex-Soviet republic. |
| Washington is showing unwavering support for Georgia in its conflict with Russia, a BBC correspondent notes. | Washington is showing unwavering support for Georgia in its conflict with Russia, a BBC correspondent notes. |
| Russian forces briefly moved out of the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia on Wednesday to destroy military hardware at an abandoned Georgian military base in the nearby town of Gori. | Russian forces briefly moved out of the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia on Wednesday to destroy military hardware at an abandoned Georgian military base in the nearby town of Gori. |
| Thousands of Russian troops remain in South Ossetia since they drove out a Georgian force which tried to regain control of the de facto independent province in a surprise attack one week ago. | Thousands of Russian troops remain in South Ossetia since they drove out a Georgian force which tried to regain control of the de facto independent province in a surprise attack one week ago. |
| They are also deployed in force in Abkhazia, Georgia's other breakaway province, where separatists ejected Georgia's remaining troops this week. | They are also deployed in force in Abkhazia, Georgia's other breakaway province, where separatists ejected Georgia's remaining troops this week. |
| 'Isolation' for Russia | 'Isolation' for Russia |
| Dispatching Ms Rice to Europe, President George W Bush called on Moscow to withdraw its forces from Georgian territory. | Dispatching Ms Rice to Europe, President George W Bush called on Moscow to withdraw its forces from Georgian territory. |
| See map of the region | See map of the region |
| "The [US] stands with the democratically elected government of Georgia, insists that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia be respected," he said at the White House on Wednesday, flanked by the secretary of state and Defence Secretary Robert Gates. | "The [US] stands with the democratically elected government of Georgia, insists that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia be respected," he said at the White House on Wednesday, flanked by the secretary of state and Defence Secretary Robert Gates. |
| [There is a] very strong, growing sense that Russia is not behaving like the kind of international partner that it has said that it wants to be Condoleezza RiceUS secretary of state US policy in question | [There is a] very strong, growing sense that Russia is not behaving like the kind of international partner that it has said that it wants to be Condoleezza RiceUS secretary of state US policy in question |
| Ms Rice said Russia faced international "isolation" if it refused to respect the truce. | Ms Rice said Russia faced international "isolation" if it refused to respect the truce. |
| "We expect all Russian forces that entered Georgia in recent days to withdraw from that country," she said. | |
| There was, she said, a "very strong, growing sense that Russia is not behaving like the kind of international partner that it has said that it wants to be". | There was, she said, a "very strong, growing sense that Russia is not behaving like the kind of international partner that it has said that it wants to be". |
| Ms Rice is to discuss with Mr Sarkozy the five-point peace plan he personally brokered with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on lightning visits to Russia and Georgia on Tuesday. | Ms Rice is to discuss with Mr Sarkozy the five-point peace plan he personally brokered with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on lightning visits to Russia and Georgia on Tuesday. |
| FIVE-POINT PEACE PLAN No more use of forceStop all military actions for goodFree access to humanitarian aid Georgian troops return to their places of permanent deploymentRussian troops return to pre-conflict positions Feeling vindicated in MoscowWinners and losersSend us your comments | FIVE-POINT PEACE PLAN No more use of forceStop all military actions for goodFree access to humanitarian aid Georgian troops return to their places of permanent deploymentRussian troops return to pre-conflict positions Feeling vindicated in MoscowWinners and losersSend us your comments |
| A US military transport plane landed in Tbilisi airport on Wednesday evening, delivering what the US said was medical supplies, bedding and other items for internally displaced people. | A US military transport plane landed in Tbilisi airport on Wednesday evening, delivering what the US said was medical supplies, bedding and other items for internally displaced people. |
| The US special envoy to the region, Matthew Bryza, said the consignment was the first of many that would be arriving by sea and air. | The US special envoy to the region, Matthew Bryza, said the consignment was the first of many that would be arriving by sea and air. |
| The provision of US aid to Georgia follows a promise by President Bush that the US military would play a role in delivering emergency supplies to Georgia. | The provision of US aid to Georgia follows a promise by President Bush that the US military would play a role in delivering emergency supplies to Georgia. |
| Kim Ghattas, the BBC's correspondent at the US state department, says that while Washington has been warning Russia of the consequences of its military action in Georgia, so far little has happened apart from the cancellation of a joint military exercise. | Kim Ghattas, the BBC's correspondent at the US state department, says that while Washington has been warning Russia of the consequences of its military action in Georgia, so far little has happened apart from the cancellation of a joint military exercise. |
| But the view from Washington is that Russia has more to lose from a deterioration in ties with the West. | But the view from Washington is that Russia has more to lose from a deterioration in ties with the West. |
| US officials insist that Moscow does care if concrete moves are taken to isolate it on the international scene, our correspondent says. | US officials insist that Moscow does care if concrete moves are taken to isolate it on the international scene, our correspondent says. |
| 'Civilised country' | 'Civilised country' |
| The Georgian government says that 175 people, mainly civilians, were killed during the conflict with Russia and South Ossetian separatist forces. | The Georgian government says that 175 people, mainly civilians, were killed during the conflict with Russia and South Ossetian separatist forces. |
| This Russian officer was recording a body found in Tskhinvali | This Russian officer was recording a body found in Tskhinvali |
| Russia, which says that 74 of its troops were killed, reports that more than 2,000 people died in South Ossetia, the vast majority civilians allegedly killed in the Georgian attack. | Russia, which says that 74 of its troops were killed, reports that more than 2,000 people died in South Ossetia, the vast majority civilians allegedly killed in the Georgian attack. |
| While none of the casualty figures have been verified independently, the UN refugee agency estimates that some 100,000 people have been displaced by the fighting, both from South Ossetia and Georgia proper. | While none of the casualty figures have been verified independently, the UN refugee agency estimates that some 100,000 people have been displaced by the fighting, both from South Ossetia and Georgia proper. |
| Russia says its forces dismantled and destroyed military hardware and ammunition at an undefended Georgian base near the town of Gori on Wednesday. | Russia says its forces dismantled and destroyed military hardware and ammunition at an undefended Georgian base near the town of Gori on Wednesday. |
| Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister, Sergei Ivanov, said attacks by Russian forces on Georgian military targets outside South Ossetia were legal and necessary. | Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister, Sergei Ivanov, said attacks by Russian forces on Georgian military targets outside South Ossetia were legal and necessary. |
| He said Russia had to destroy Georgian artillery, and bomb military airfields, in order to protect its peacekeepers in South Ossetia. | He said Russia had to destroy Georgian artillery, and bomb military airfields, in order to protect its peacekeepers in South Ossetia. |
| Speaking to the BBC, he also said he was surprised at the international condemnation of Russia's response to the crisis: | Speaking to the BBC, he also said he was surprised at the international condemnation of Russia's response to the crisis: |
| "Any civilised country would act same way. I may remind you [that on] September 11 [2001], the reaction was similar. American citizens were killed. You know the reaction." | "Any civilised country would act same way. I may remind you [that on] September 11 [2001], the reaction was similar. American citizens were killed. You know the reaction." |
| Meanwhile, Georgians fleeing Gori reported widespread shooting and looting by South Ossetian separatists. | Meanwhile, Georgians fleeing Gori reported widespread shooting and looting by South Ossetian separatists. |
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