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Georgia agrees to a ceasefire with Russia

Source: Lateline
Published: Monday, August 11, 2008 6:35 AEST
Expires: Sunday, November 9, 2008 6:35 AEST

France's Foreign Minister says Georgia has agreed to a ceasefire with Russia after French and Finnish ministers held talks in Tbilisi with the Georgian President. But now Russia's Vladimir Putin has accused the US of airlifting Georgian troops into the conflict zone.

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Tags: government-and-politics, france, georgia, russian-federation

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