US warns Russia of lasting impact :

The US defence chief has warned relations with Russia could be damaged for years if Moscow does not step back from "aggressive" actions in Georgia.
But Robert Gates said he did not see a need for US military force in Georgia.
His words came as Moscow said the idea of Georgian territorial integrity was an irrelevance.
Georgia's breakaway regions - Abkhazia and South Ossetia - would never agree to being part of Georgia again, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Earlier, Russia said it had begun handing back the town of Gori to Georgian police but insisted its troops would stay in the area.