Russia Pulls Troops Out of Georgian Port

Russia is withdrawing troops and vehicles from the Georgian port of Poti and other undisputed areas of the country in accordance with an EU-brokered ceasefire plan, the BBC reports. Trucks left Russian bases established in August, headed toward the breakaway Abkhazia region; troops are likely to remain there and in South Ossetia, another separatist area.

Russia has “fulfilled the commitment” to withdraw from Poti and surrounding areas by Monday, a Georgian official told the AP. The EU deal calls for Russia to complete its pullout from the country—not including the breakway regions—after EU monitors arrive October 1.
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