Russia's President Medvedev halts military action in Georgia

Opinion

Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor

Cerainly good news to Georgians who never wanted an invasion in the first place, and one can assume US President Bush, breathes a sigh of relief, as Putin saves face as well, as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia.

MILITARY ANALYST ALEKSANDR KHRAMCHIKHIN IN RUSSIA'S IZVESTIYA

Georgia is incapable of conducting a prolonged war in principle... Given that Georgia has failed to win the lightning war, it has lost the war... It is totally out of the question for NATO troops to get involved. European armies are terrified of losses and a war against Russia is impossible as far as they are concerned.

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Russia's President Medvedev halts military action in Georgia

By Vladimir Isachenkov, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks that took Russian forces deep into the small western-allied country.

Medvedev said on national television that the military had punished Georgia enough for its attack on South Ossetia.

Georgia launched an offensive late Thursday to regain control over the separatist Georgian province, which has close ties to Russia.

"The security of our peacekeepers and civilians has been restored," Medvedev said. "The aggressor has been punished and suffered very significant losses.

Its military has been disorganized." The Russian president, however, said he ordered the military to defend itself and quell any signs of Georgian resistance.

"If there are any emerging hotbeds of resistance or any aggressive actions, you should take steps to destroy them," he told his defence minister at a televised Kremlin meeting.