Russia delays Georgia withdrawal

Russian soldiers took about 20 Georgian troops prisoner at a key Black Sea port in western Georgia today.

Russian soldiers took about 20 Georgian troops prisoner at a key Black Sea port in western Georgia today.

The move came as a small column of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles left the strategic Georgian city of Gori in the first sign of a Russian pullback of troops after a cease-fire intended to end fighting that reignited Cold War tensions.

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