A convoy of Russian troops makes its way through the mountains in the direction of Tskhinvali near the town of Alagir. The Kremlin has promised to start withdrawing combat troops from Georgia on August 18 as Western pressure mounted on Russia to quit the ex-Soviet republic.(AFP/Natalia Kolesnikova)AP - Russia’s president promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia on Monday, but suggested they could stay in the breakaway region at the heart of the fighting that has reignited Cold War tensions.


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