War of words breaks out between Russia and the US; tanks remain in Gori
Updated on 14 August 2008
The new cold war becomes a war of words, as Russia accuses the US of flying more than just humanitarian aid into Georgia.
In exchange, US officials claimed Russia was deliberately sabotaging Georgia's military.
Russian troops and tanks are still inside the Georgian town of Gori, though they have promised to hand it over to local police tomorrow.
Russian tanks are also reported to be in the western city of Poti.
In Moscow the Russian president signed a ceasefire agreement alongside the two leaders of the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, pledging them his total support.
The US secretary of defence warned that the conflict could damage relations between the two countries for years to come.
From genocide to looting and burning, both Russia and Georgia have been trading allegations of atrocities, reports Jonathan Rugman.
But where is the evidence to back claims that thousands of civilians have been killed, or that soldiers have been executing people in the streets? Pretty hard to come by it seems.
