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Fighting continues in Gori despite a supposed ceasefire in Georgia
Fighting continues in Gori despite a supposed ceasefire in Georgia
Last Modified: 13 Aug 2008
By:
Sue Turton
Despite a ceasefire in Georgia, Channel 4 News has received eyewitness evidence of continued fighting in the town of Gori.
On the diplomatic front a "cold war" of words has broken out.
Former Soviet republics and Eastern European states, such as Ukraine and Poland, have joined the Georgian president in accusing Russia of not respecting a ceasefire, drawing parallels to the second world war.
Sue Turton reports.
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