Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has demanded that Russian forces withdraw from Georgia immediately. It comes after Georgia's president signed an EU-brokered ceasefire deal, after nearly five hours of talks. In angry comments at a news briefing in Tbilisi, President Mikhail Saakashvili said his country would never accept the loss of any of its territory. The crisis began when Georgia attacked the breakaway region of South Ossetia a week ago sparking Russian intervention. President Saakashvili said he had signed the six-point ceasefire agreement - brokered by France - but that it was not a permanent solution. See map of the region It includes a pledge to pull all troops back to their pre-conflict positions, and a plan to begin international talks about the future status of South Ossetia and a second breakaway region, Abkhazia. PEACE PLAN No more use of force Stop all military actions for good Free access to humanitarian aid Georgian troops return to their places of permanent deployment Russian troops to return to pre-conflict positions International talks about future status of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
Georgians rally behind leader Mr Saakashvili denounced the Russian invasion, referring to its forces as "cold-blooded killers" and "barbarians" - he said that Georgia was now "looking evil directly in the eye". He also accused the West - especially European countries - of inviting Moscow's military action by failing to offer his country Nato membership earlier this year. Ms Rice said that Georgia's acceptance of the plan meant all Russian combat forces should now withdraw, and she called on Russia to co-operate in getting international observers in place. But as the pair spoke, there were reports of Russian anti-personnel carriers moving closer towards the Georgian capital, setting up a new checkpoint about 35km (22 miles) outside Tbilisi. Earlier, the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, demanded that Georgia sign the deal immediately - but said only Russia could guarantee peace in the region. 'Guarantor' of security In a statement at the White House, President George W Bush accused Russia of "bullying and intimidation", saying it was an unacceptable "way to conduct foreign policy in the 21st Century". Mr Bush demanded that Moscow respect Georgia's territorial integrity and withdraw its troops - or risk international isolation. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. "Only Russia can decide whether it will now put itself back on the path of responsible nations or continue to pursue a policy that promises only confrontation and isolation." Meanwhile, after talks with President Medvedev in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the Russian response as "disproportionate". But Mr Medvedev said Russia was the "guarantor" of the interests and lives of those in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. He said they trusted Russian troops, and that this had to be taken into account. 'Peacekeeping mandate' Mr Medvedev said he did not want to damage relations with other countries but that Russia had to fulfil its peacekeeping mandate, and that it would respond in the same way to any future attack. He added that a new deal to base part of a US missile defence system on Polish soil was aimed at the Russian federation. Washington - which says the timing is not linked to the Georgian crisis - insists that the shield is to protect against "rogue states" such as Iran.
Russia in control and on move Eyewitness: Gori's combustible mix In pictures: Georgia tension Day-by-day: Georgia-Russia crisis Russia angry at US missile deal But, says the BBC's Jonathan Beale in Washington, the US is now likely to be less worried about Russian objections and more anxious to send signals to European allies like Poland that it is prepared to guarantee their protection. Moscow's troops continue to operate deep inside the Caucasus republic. The BBC's Richard Galpin, in the Georgian port of Poti, says Russian forces have taken control of the naval dockyard - with the apparent intent to destroy or remove Georgian military and naval equipment. Russian forces still control Gori, which lies some 15km (10 miles) from South Ossetia and on a key route to Tbilisi, and there is also a major contingent in the town of Senaki, our correspondent says. At a news conference, the Russian army earlier said it had seized a large depot of American-made arms near Senaki, which lies on the main east-west highway. The crisis began when Georgia attacked South Ossetia on 7 August. Scores of people have died in the fighting and tens of thousands have been displaced.
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O Presidente da Geórgia,  assinou ontem, um acordo de cessar-fogo, na presença da Secretária de Estado, .

Mikheil Saakashvili em 10 de maio de 2005.
Um documento idêntico, exigindo a retirada imediata de todas as forças russas do solo da Geórgia, foi assinado em 16 de agosto em  com o presidente russo, . Saakashvili afirmou que irá Geórgia "nunca, jamais resgate" para a Rússia. O documento de cessar-fogo foi originalmente elaborado por , o presidente da .

Saakashvili afirmou que a  tinha sido "convidado agressão russa" ao rejeitar a tentativa da Geórgia voltar a entrar na OTAN em abril deste ano. Entretanto, em um relatório prontamente negado pelo funcionário russo, a  afirmou que tinha provas de que a Rússia atacou zonas povoadas da Geórgia com internacionalmente as proibidas .

Rice chegou na Geórgia ontem e de acordo com Saakashvili, a par reuniu durante cerca de cinco horas.  Na sequência do encontro, foi realizada uma conferência de imprensa em que Saakashvili afirmou que ele tinha de fato, assinaram o acordo. Mas ele salientou que "este não é um acordo já estabelecido. Temos de envidar todos os esforços para dissuadir tal comportamento no futuro."

Rice já exigiu que as forças russas da Geórgia retirarem imediatamente. O acordo também fornece proteção para a Geórgia e um "plano de reconstrução", bem como permitir que certas concessões para a Rússia. 

Rússia havia avançado fora da província da  em 7 de agosto de ajuda aos rebeldes da Ossétia do Sul o que tinha sido combatido as tropas georgiano. No dia 11 de agosto tropas russas avançaram dentro do território georgiano para a base na . Medvedev disse que ele havia ordenado as tropas russas para começar a sair da Geórgia em 11 de agosto.

O acordo de cessar-fogo assinado ontem pelo presidente georgiano foi transmitido por fax na madrugada de hoje, à Rússia por meio da diplomacia americana.

O documento é idêntico ao assinado pelos presidentes da Abkházia e Ossétia do Sul, dois territórios separatistas georgianos, segundo uma fonte do ministério russo das Relações Exteriores. A expectativa é que o acordo seja assinado agora pela Rússia. 




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