Crisis over?
Perhaps it is unwise to jump to instant judgement but Sarkozy once more seems to have surprised us and got what he wanted out of the Russians.
He's declared that if the Russians keep their promise and pull Russian troops out of the buffer zone around Georgia, there is no reason why the talks planned for next week on a new partnership agreement should not be back on the following month. If this first superficial take is as it appears then Sarkozy has done rather well and those who insisted on both unity and a firmish line at the EU summit a week ago will be patting themselves on the back.
As ever, you can have your say here, but the on the West's approach to Russia.
I'm not sure what worth such votes are but the debate promises to be interesting.
I’m Mark Mardell, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's North America editor. These are my reflections on American politics, some thoughts on being a Brit living in the USA, and who knows what else? My 
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