Georgia's President Saakashvili was defiant as he addressed a mass rally in the capital Tbilisi.
Earlier, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered an end to military operations against Georgia.
This paved the way for the two sides to agreed a truce brokered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Gavin Hewitt reports from Tbilisi.
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