http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d28536de-6b2a-11dd-b613-0000779fd18c.html

Also, “until peacekeepers arrive” is a euphemism. At best, there will be monitors like UNOMIG. Russia’s gamble to take Georgia failed. They were lost a lot, by overstepping SO borders, but it was too late, so they decided to use Georgian territory and a threat to Tbilisi as a bargaining chip and settled for waiting for Georgians to get rid of Saakshvili, rather than removing him. We can fully expect the 6km to become Russian in the future, provided it behaves well and honors the agreement. It might even use it later to redeem its future puppets to Georgian population by giving the land back.