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Georgia started South Ossetian war – report

Source: Russia Today
Moscow : Russia | about 1 month ago  
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  • Russia's envoy to the European Union in Brussels Chizhov holds up an EU-sponsored report on last year's war between Russia and Georgia, during a news conference in Brussels
    Russia's envoy to the European Union in Brussels Chizhov holds up an ...
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  • Russia's envoy to the European Union in Brussels Chizhov holds an EU-sponsored report on last year's war between Russia and Georgia, during a news conference in Brussels
    Russia's envoy to the European Union in Brussels Chizhov holds an EU-...
    Source: Reuters
  • Russia's envoy to the European Union in Brussels Chizhov shows an EU-sponsored report on last year's war between Russia and Georgia, during a news conference in Brussels
    Russia's envoy to the European Union in Brussels Chizhov shows an EU-...
    Source: Reuters
  • Russia's envoy to the European Union in Brussels Chizhov shows an EU-sponsored report on the lata war between Russia and Georgia, during a news conference in Brussels
    Russia's envoy to the European Union in Brussels Chizhov shows an EU-...
    Source: Reuters
  • Georgia's ambassador to the EU Samadashvili talks to reporters in Brussels
    Georgia's ambassador to the EU Samadashvili talks to reporters in ...
    Source: Reuters
Russia's envoy to the European Union in Brussels Chizhov holds up an ...
The report also says that Russia was preparing for a possible conflict. Russia’s actions have been qualified as a response to the Georgian military operation. At the same time the commission says that Russia used excessive force, which led to the conflict spreading outside South Ossetia to Georgia....
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