U.N. Security Council

UPDATE 2

August 9, 5:00 pm EST

New Developments

• The last 48 hours military forces of the Russian Federation launched combined air and ground attacks on Georgian territory. This act of aggression is tantamount to an invasion and declaration of war against Georgia and comes at a time when Georgia has been trying to integrate itself with Euro-Atlantic institutions and strengthen its democracy and free market economy.
• A Russian Black Sea warfleet consisting of 11 ships is deploying to the Georgian coast off Abkhazia, another breakaway region of Georgia, on a “humanitarian” mission. This represents another dangerous escalation in their war on Georgia and threatens to cut off Georgian shipping.
• Polish, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Presidents condemn Russian aggression in a joint statement. “We regret that not granting of the NATO’s Membership Action Plan (MAP) to Georgia was seen as a green light for agression in the region.” http://georgiandaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5572&Itemid=65