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By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer 31 minutes ago
TBILISI, Georgia - A reluctant Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Friday he signed a cease-fire agreement with Russia and declared in the presence of the chief U.S. diplomat that the West behaved in ways that invited the invasion.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she had been assured that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will sign an identical document. The United States says the pact protects the former Soviet republic's interests despite concessions to Moscow.
"With this signature by Georgia, this must take place and take place now," Rice said. She did not say what, if anything, the United States would do if Russia defies the truce.
An emotional Saakashvili said he will "never, ever surrender" in the showdown with much-larger Russia.
"You are dealing with a people who despise anyting human," Saakashvili said of invading Russian forces.
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By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer 31 minutes ago
TBILISI, Georgia - A reluctant Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Friday he signed a cease-fire agreement with Russia and declared in the presence of the chief U.S. diplomat that the West behaved in ways that invited the invasion.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she had been assured that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will sign an identical document. The United States says the pact protects the former Soviet republic's interests despite concessions to Moscow.
"With this signature by Georgia, this must take place and take place now," Rice said. She did not say what, if anything, the United States would do if Russia defies the truce.
An emotional Saakashvili said he will "never, ever surrender" in the showdown with much-larger Russia.
"You are dealing with a people who despise anyting human," Saakashvili said of invading Russian forces.
More at link...