Русская версияGeorgia's president has announced a full military mobilisation as
Georgian troops move to regain control of the breakaway province of
South Ossetia.
Mikhail Saakasvhili said that his government would
be calling up reservists as fighting continues in South Ossetia's
capital. Georgia has launched a major military offensive to regain
control of Tskhinvali with both sides using fighter jets and
rockets. Speaking in Beijing, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
criticised the Georgian offensive against the rebels, whom Moscow
supports. He said this would only provoke retaliatory measures. The
United Nations Security Council has held an emergency session to
discuss the conflict. It has expressed concern over the fighting
but failed to endorse a Russian-sponsored statement urging the two
sides to cease hostilities.
(Deutsche Welle)
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