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Russian Pres. Medvedev ordered to end military operations in Georgia.

Georgia’s prime minister said on Tuesday he wanted more evidence of a Russian halt to military operations because Russian fighter jets had continued to bomb Georgian villages.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said early on Tuesday that he had ordered an end to military operations in Georgia. But Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze told Reuters in an interview that Russian jets were still targeting civilians.

“Despite the Russian president’s claims earlier this morning that military operations against Georgia have been suspended, at this moment, Russian fighter jets are bombarding two Georgian villages outside South Ossetia,” Gurgenidze said.

He said the Kremlin’s statement that it had ceased military operations was the result of intense international pressure on Medvedev.

“We will need more evidence, everyone in this situation needs a signed binding agreement,” Gurgenidze said by telephone from an extraordinary meeting of parliament.

Source [ Reuters ]