Russia: Troop withdrawal to begin in 24 hours

August 17, 2008 – 1:46 pm

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev tells his French counterpart that he will start pulling back forces from Georgia on Monday, the Russian presidential press service says. Medvedev told Nicolas Sarkozy the troops would begin withdrawing to the buffer zone and into the breakaway province of South Ossetia, the press service reported.


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