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President Bush is engaging in some personal diplomacy in an effortto halt the bloodshed and bring all parties to the negotiatingtable.
The latest move: a call to French President Nicholas Sarkozy, whoholds the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union.
A White House spokesman says the U.S. and French presidents sharethe same position on the escalating conflict between Georgia andRussia over South Ossetia. He says both want to see a cease-fire,disengagement and respect for Georgia's territorial integrity.
Their conversation follows calls Saturday by Mr. Bush to RussianPresident Dmitri Medvedev and Georgian President MikhailSaakashvili. Mr. Bush also discussed the matter in person Fridaywith Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, when both attended areception in Beijing.
White House officials will not provide details of the Bush-Putinconversation. But they leave no doubt they are extremely concernedabout Russia's actions, and are waiting to see what Moscow will donext.
A senior member of President Bush's National Security Council saysthe administration does not want to jump to conclusions. But JimJeffrey leaves no doubt the White House is concerned that Russiawants to expand the conflict even further.
Georgia sent troops into South Ossetia on Friday to try to bringthe breakaway province back under its control. Russia supports theseparatists and has peacekeepers in the region. And when Georgiamade its move, it sent in more troops and eventually launchedbombing runs outside the borders of South Ossetia. On Sunday,Georgia said it had withdrawn its troops from South Ossetia'scapital as a goodwill gesture.
Jeffry told reporters traveling with President Bush in Beijing thatthe Russian response has been disproportionate. He said if itcontinues, there is the potential for a significant long-termimpact on U.S.-Russia relations.
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