BBC: US President George W Bush has accused Russia of "bullying and intimidation" in its military actions inside Georgia.
Mr Bush demanded that Moscow respect Georgia's territorial integrity and withdraw the troops it sent in a week ago - or risk international isolation.
The crisis began when Georgia attacked the breakaway region of South Ossetia, sparking Russian intervention.
Meanwhile Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili said his country would never accept any foreign occupation.
In a joint news conference with the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Mr Saakashvili criticised the West for not granting his country Nato membership earlier this year.
It followed nearly five hours of talks on an EU-brokered ceasefire deal.
The Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, has demanded that Georgia sign the deal immediately - but said only Russia could guarantee peace in the region. Bush Condemns ‘Bullying’ Russia >>> August 15, 2008
THE SPECTATOR:
Russia’s Aggression In Georgia Is A Portent Of Perils To Come: Philip Bobbitt says that the crisis reflects Russia’s determination to remain an old-fashioned nation state, dominating its region. Intellectual imagination will be needed to thwart that ambition: a recognition that the post-Cold War world needs new global institutions >>> By Philip Bobbitt | August 13, 2008
TIME:
Staring Down the Russians: The end of the Cold War was supposed to usher in a new age in which the major powers would no longer dictate to their neighbors how to run their affairs. That is why Russia's invasion of Georgia is so tragic and so potentially ominous. Russia is now on watch: Will it continue to rely on coercion to achieve its imperial aims or is it willing to work within the emerging international system that values cooperation and consensus? >>> By Zbigniew Brzezinski | August 15, 2008
THE TELEGRAPH:
After Russia's Invasion of Georgia, What Now for the West?: At least for now, the smoke seems to be clearing from the Georgian battlefield. But the extent of the wreckage reaches far beyond that small country >>> By John R Bolton | August 15, 2008
THE TELEGRAPH - Related:
Russian General Says Poland a Nuclear 'Target': Poland has made itself a nuclear target for Russia’s military by hosting elements of a US anti-missile system, a senior Russian general warned >>> By Damien McElroy in Tbilisi | August 15, 2008
MAIL Online:
Russian General Threatens Nuclear Strike on Poland as Bush Demands Moscow Withdraws from Georgia >>> | August 15, 2008
THE TELEGRAPH:
Russia Threatens Nuclear Attack on Poland over US Missile Shield Deal: Russia threatened a nuclear strike against Poland after a landmark deal to site American global anti-missile shields in the country >>> By Harry de Quetteville and Andrew Pierce | August 15, 2008
THE GUARDIAN:
Abdullah Gül Challenges US Superpower Status: US must share power in new world order, says Turkey's controversial president >>> By Stephen Kinzer | August 16, 2008
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