Medvedev ends Georgia military operation

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday he had ordered an end to the military operation in Georgia, the Kremlin said.

"On the basis of your report, I have taken the decision to bring to an end the operation to force the Georgian authorities to peace," Medvedev told Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, according to a Kremlin spokesman

(Reporting by Oleg Shchedrov, writing by Guy Faulconbridge, editing by Michael Stott)