The United States will urge NATO allies on Tuesday to consider scaling back ties with Moscow to put pressure on Russia to respect a peace deal on Georgia.
The U.N. Security Council is holding emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and Georgia. France has been trying to resolve the crisis with a six-point plan for ending hostilities.
VERKHNY ZARAMAG, Russia (Reuters) - No Russian tanks or armored personnel carriers left Georgia through the only military crossing point back into Russia overnight, a Reuters reporter at the border said on Tuesday morning.
While Western officials are mulling how to punish Russia for invading neighboring Georgia, most Russians view Georgia as the aggressor -- aided and abetted by a hostile West.
A New Jersey congressman has arrived in the Republic of Georgia in an effort to bring home two young girls stuck overseas since the conflict with Russia began.
