In midst of overwhelming pressure from Western governments on Russia to follow ceasefire agreement to withdraw its soldiers from Georgia, Russia will soon take out its army from invaded land. In a statement President Dmitry Medvedev promised that Russian troops will begin pulling out of Georgia soon. He talked with French President Nicolas Sarkozy too in this regard.

 

Earlier, Sarkozy had warned Russia that there would be grave consequences for EU-Russia relations if full Russian adherence to the ceasefire accord wasn’t rapid and complete. In a similar stance US President George W Bush had asked Russia not to interfere with an ongoing humanitarian airlift, and had appealed Russia to withdraw immediately from Georgia.

 

The ceasefire covenant asks for the withdrawal of Georgian and Russian troops. It prohibits for any use of force, and obstruction of humanitarian aid would be against it. Kakha Lomaia, head of Georgia’s Security Council on the issue said that as of now, the Russians control the four main entrances to Gori, and Georgian police aren’t being allowed into the city.