Russia Still Keeps Troops Outside the Conflict Zones

Now Russian wants to create buffer zones outside South Ossetia and Abkhazia in order to control central highway, railway rout and the Poti Port. It’s clear that they want to maintain their existence in Poti and Senaki which have never been battle field or disputed territories. Creation of such buffer zones has only economic and military purposes as Russia will be able to control practically all kind of movement in Georgian territory. It’s obvious that Russia does not fulfill the truce as creation of checkpoints and unclear buffer zones outside SO and Abkhazia were not part of the ceasefire agreement which was signed by Medvedev and Saakashvili.