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Another recorded update, similar to the earlier one but with some slightly updated information.
WOLF
BLITZER: Let's get back to Russia's show of force in
the Republic of Georgia right now. The secretary of
state, Condoleezza Rice, is joining with her NATO
allies in calling for a quick withdrawal of Russian
troops. And in a joint statement following talks in
Brussels, NATO is warning that regular contacts with
Moscow will be impossible, impossible, until there's
a full pullout.
CNN's Michael Ware is in the Georgian capital of
Tbilisi with an update on the military situation --
Michael.
MICHAEL WARE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, Russia's
high-stakes military brinkmanship continues here on
the ground in the war in Georgia, with all
indications that the Russian troops and their armor
are staying put.
On the western front, on the Black Sea coast,
Georgian officials say that the Russian troops
reentered the all-important seaport town of Poti.
There, according to the Georgian officials, the
Russians took 21 Georgian military police officers
prisoner, and transported them back to the Russian
strongpoint just outside the town of Senaki, 30
kilometers from the coast.
On the eastern front, the Georgian officials report a
standoff between Russian troops and Georgian police
at a Georgian military barracks. According to the
officials, the Russian troops tried to enter the
barracks, but were prevented. When they left, they
vowed to return with more forces, according to
government officials.
Meanwhile, in the Georgian city of Gori, currently
under Russian occupation, there's still no sign of
the Russian troops pulling back. Indeed, a Georgian
vice prime minister has told CNN that a Russian
general there on the ground informed him that his
troops may establish four permanent checkpoints in
the city in undisputed Georgian territory, none of
which bodes well for a rapid resolution to this
conflict -- Wolf.
BLITZER: Michael Ware is on the scene for us in
Tbilisi. It looks like this crisis will
continue.