Russia pulls out of Georgia buffer zones

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on the 8 October 2008 that Russia would complete the withdrawal of troops from the buffer zones around Georgia’s breakaway enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by midnight on the 8th, two days ahead of a deadline set under a ceasefire brokered by the European Union that ended the recent conflict. Moscow plans to keep nearly 8,000 soldiers stationed in South Ossetia and Abkhazia

BBC News, 8 October 2008: Russian troops quit Georgia areas http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7658385.stm

Council of the European union: Policies: Security and defence: European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia http://consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=1512&lang=en

Deutsche Welle, 8.10.08: Russia Pulls Out From Georgia Buffer Zones http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3699136,00.html

France24, 8.10.08: Russia completes promised troop withdrawal http://www.france24.com/en/20081008-russia-completes-troop-withdrawal-georgia&navi=MONDE

Russia Today, 9.10.08: Russian troops withdrawal complete - official http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/31567

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