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Russia said Tuesday that it has finished its five-day assault against Georgia and agreed to a French peace plot by which most Russian forces would return home and international mediators would work to settle the conflict between Georgia and Russian-backed South Ossetian separatists. “The aggressor has been punished and suffered very significant losses,” said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking to his defense minister in a meeting aired on state television. “If there are any emerging hotbeds of resistance or any aggressive actions, you should take steps to ruin them.” Georgian authorities and foreign journalists reported that Russian forces continued to attack after Medvedev’s words were broadcast, bombing the city of Gori inside undisputed Georgian territory. There were reports of South Ossetian paramilitary fighters killing Georgian civilians, unrestrained by Russian troops.

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