Medvedev Orders End to Russia Military Operation in Georgia
World | August 12, 2008, Tuesday

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the termination of the military operation in Georgia as Russia had achieved its goals of enforcing peace there. Photo by BGNES
The President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev issued an order Tuesday for the termination of the military operation of the Russian Army in Georgia.
Medvedev announced his decision during a meeting with the Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov and the Head of the General Staff of the Army Nikolay Makarov, Interfax reported.
The operation for "coercing the Georgian side into making peace" was ended after a report of the Defense Ministry made it clear the goals of Russia's military operation was achieved.
"The security of our peacekeeping forces and civilian population has been restoren. The aggressor has been punished and has suffered significant losses. Its armed forces are disorganized", the Russian President is quoted as saying.
Medvedev has also ordered the Russian to destroy immediately the enemy in case of any new acts of aggression on part of the Georgians. He commended the Russian troops for their successful performance during the conflict.
Representatives of the Russian General Staff have explained that the ceasefire did not mean that no military operations of other type would take place in South Ossetia such as intelligence work.
The Deputy Head of the General Staff General Anatoliy Nogovitsyn has too made it clear the Russia forces would respond adequately if the Georgians break the ceasefire in any way.
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Author: Yane, 12 Aug 2008 13:16:53
Medvedev Orders End to Russia Military Operation in Georgia
Well, this is bad news indeed, are the criminals that started the ethnic cleansing on the Ossetians get away with it? Russia ought to take all of Georgia and arrest every criminal it can lay its hand on.
Author: CJB, 12 Aug 2008 13:39:02
Medvedev Orders End to Russia Military Operation in Georgia
Yane, calm down. The Russians have done what was necessary. Georgia's dreams of "re-unification" are finished, and they know now that the US will not rush to save them.
Enough people have died, it's time for the Ossetians to bury their dead, take stock and rebuild.
Author: CreepyS, 12 Aug 2008 13:39:09
Medvedev Orders End to Russia Military Operation in Georgia
Good news that the Russians are not totally insane. They stepped on a line beyond which nobody would consider Russia a civilized country but a reincarnation of the same old big hooligan state doing whatever it wanted during the Cold War. And these days international opinion matters and international isolation hurts, especially such developing countries like Russia.
Author: CreepyS, 12 Aug 2008 13:42:03
Medvedev Orders End to Russia Military Operation in Georgia
Looks like Medvedev is a left hander - interesting that all guys in power like to wave a finger when they want to look tough.
Author: Yane, 12 Aug 2008 14:12:31
Medvedev Orders End to Russia Military Operation in Georgia
Medvedev has simply said to halt further fighting, not to back away...seems he demands that SuckassWilly step down etc. which he won't do, so soon the war is on again. The important thing is that the people responsible for this not go unpunished, to simply say "lets have peace, forget about who started this, screw justice and everyone will be happy" is wishful thinking.