European Union leaders have gathered in Brussels for an emergency summit on Georgia and Russia's military-backed support for the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has already warned that Moscow could retaliate if the EU imposes sanctions. The 27-nation EU, which is dependent on Russian energy supplies, is split over how strong its response should be. Arriving in Brussels, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the EU should not cuts ties with Moscow but it must speak "clearly". Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said business as usual was difficult while Russia failed to comply fully with a French-brokered peace deal by keeping some of New reality ...
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Medvedev worried by tension with West ... its soldiers in parts of Georgia beyond the breakaway regions. In Tbilisi tens of thousands of Georgians have protested against Russia's stance. Russia's foreign ministry has called for an international police mission in buffer zones.
(Deutsche Welle)
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