The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment.

Uncertainty about Russia's intentions and back-and-forth charges clouded the conflict two days after Russia and Georgia signaled acceptance of a French-brokered cease-fire, and a week after Georgia's crackdown on the two provinces drew a Russian military response.

Diplomats focused on finalizing a fragile cease-fire between the two nations and clear the way for Russian withdrawal. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was heading Friday for Georgia to press the president to sign the deal.

Georgian officials accused Russia of sending a column of tanks and other armored vehicles toward Kutaisi, the second-largest city in Georgia, then said the convey stopped about 35 miles out.

"We have no idea what they're doing there, why the movement, where they're going," Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze said in a telephone briefing. "One explanation could be they are trying to rattle the civilian population."

didn't mark this new article.. man, wwiii here we come! remember when russia fell cause we worn blue jeans? we need to get them to bring down the current regime. what about with iphones of something?

Who cares if I didn't mark this as news............

US just signed a deal with Poland to place interceptor missles on the coast of the Baltic Sea.

It really sounds like we're just spiraling down into war and things could really get ugly in the next couple weeks.

Yeah, they see that as a threat, complete annihilation is coming