Vladimir Putin stays firm as Washington and Brussels press Moscow for an immediate ceasefire in the Caucasus (10.08.2008) je 12

Well, diplomatic activity remains hectic ... as the international community seeks a solution to the conflict in South Ossetia. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is just one of a series of western policy-makers calling for an end to the fighting. But deep divisions at the United Nations have so far blocked efforts to find consensus on a resolution calling for a ceasefire.