“The U.S. condemns ongoing "borderization” by Russian-led security forces and demands that Russia end its occupation of 20 percent of Georgia,” Morgan Ortagus, spokesperson for the United States Department of State, said.

“The U.S. condemns ongoing "borderization” by Russian-led security forces. We renew our demand that Russia end its occupation of 20 percent of Georgia, fulfill its 2008 commitments, withdraw its forces, and allow unimpeded delivery of international humanitarian assistance,” Morgan Ortagus has tweeted.