This is the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said on August 8 in a telephone conversation with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, which took place at the initiative of the German side, the Kremlin press service. “Taking into account losses in the composition of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and the numerous victims among the population of South Ossetia, Russia By performing a peacekeeping mission in accordance with existing international agreements, takes adequate measures of military and political nature for the immediate cessation of violence, protect civilians – women, children and elderly people – most of them citizens of the Russian Federation “- said Russian President.
According to the president, “the only possible and reasonable way out of this situation is the withdrawal of Georgian troops in the initial positions and the immediate signing of a legally binding agreement on non-use of force. Only after this can be to talk about further measures to de-escalate tensions”.
