SITUATION: Georgian government says Russia is expanding its presence in Gori. (latimes.com)

Negotiations for the Russian forces to withdraw from the city end abruptly in a tense standoff.
By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times
Staff Writer 7:42 AM PDT, August 14, 2008

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OUTSIDE GORI, Georgia -- The Georgian government accused Russia of expanding rather than reducing its military presence in this key city as Russian tanks and Georgian troops confronted each other in a tense standoff outside of this town and explosions erupted on the hillsides.The Georgian foreign ministry in the capital Tbilisi also said the Russians had reentered Poti, a port city on the country's Black Sea port. And news agencies reported continued Russian maneuvers in western Georgia.

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