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MP leaves Czech opposition Social Democratic Party deputy group ... is withdrawing from Georgia in a punctual fashion, in line with its promise to leave the country by Friday. Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Anatoly Nogovitsyn, added that Russia would maintain 500 troops in a so called "area of responsibility", which includes Georgia's separatist regions and a buffer-zone around them.
This comes amid fresh criticism of the pace of the withdrawal. The United States' top commander in Europe, General John Craddock, said Russia's army was moving at what he called a "snail's pace". German Defence Minister Franz Joseph Jung told domestic public television that he was informed the Russian withdrawal would be complete by midnight on Friday.
(Deutsche Welle)
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