All newspapers on Monday read about the recently installed armed conflict between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia, the pro-Russian separatist republic. Domestically, Romania's Foreign Intelligence Agency is accused of monitoring the June 2008 local elections.
Cotidianul reads that Georgia surrenders after three days of armed conflict with Russia but Russian officials are still on the lookout, mobilizing tens of thousands of military, bombers, war ships and ballistic missiles.
Georgian officials officially announced on Sunday afternoon that they will cease all military action against Russian troops. Tbilisi previously announced that all armed forces will be withdrawn from South Ossetia, that is now under Russian control.
Nonetheless, Russian officials even though they confirmed they received the official note, announced that Georgian troops continue to fight in the region. Georgian Interior minister accused Russians of bombing the Tbilisi airport.
At their turn, Russians accuse Georgians of destroying South Ossetia's capital city, Tskhinvali and killing some 2,000 people in the region. Georgian officials announced that they are waiting for a truce.
In the weekend, the conflict expanded in the other Georgian republic, Abkhazia where local authorities announced general military mobilization. Some 10,000 Russian soldiers were deployed in the regions and military Russian battle ships were spread around the Black Sea side of Georgia.
Russian PM Vladimir Putin suggested that South Ossetia will never return under Georgian control. Reactions did not take long to appear. Thus, American officials declared that Russia's dangerous actions can have an unexpected negative impact. The international community urged the two countries to appeal to peaceful negotiations rather than armed conflict.
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