World | Russia Russia Pulls Troops Out of Georgian Port Withdrawal follows terms of EU-backed deal By Matt Cantor Posted Sep 13, 2008 7:13 AM CDT Copied Holding Georgian flags children welcome President Mikhail Saakashvili as he visits the town of Gori, northwest of the capital Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov) Russia is withdrawing troops and vehicles from the Georgian port of Poti and other undisputed areas of the country in accordance with an EU-brokered ceasefire plan, the BBC reports. Trucks left Russian bases established in August, headed toward the breakaway Abkhazia region; troops are likely to remain there and in South Ossetia, another separatist area. Russia has “fulfilled the commitment” to withdraw from Poti and surrounding areas by Monday, a Georgian official told the AP. The EU deal calls for Russia to complete its pullout from the country—not including the breakway regions—after EU monitors arrive October 1. Read These Next A family hike took a tragic turn in Arkansas on Saturday. White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. US denies visas to Venezuelan team bound for Little League tournament. Report an error