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Russia never attacked anyone and that's us who want guarantees that Russian citizens are not being killed |said Vladimir Putin today to answer the question of CNN journalist "Could Russia guarantee that such actions will not be taken against other neighbour countries" said that the time Georgia has decided to start the war against South Ossetia he had a chance to talk to US President As you know that time I was in Beijing And I had a chance to talk to US president in private. I told him outright that we are unable to contact Georgian officials, but one of Georgian military officials announced that Georgia has started the war against South Osetia. George told me that - I have already said this publicly - that nobody wants a war. We hoped that US administration would interfere in this conflict and stop aggression of georgian government. ||Nothing like this happened Moreover. at 12 AM local time Georgian troops captured the peacekeeper's camp to the south of Tskhinvali. It's not us who should guarantee that we will not attack anyone. We have not not attack anyone in the first place. It's us who demand guarantees that no one attacks us and no one kills our citizens anymore Answering question about Russia' viewpoint on the fact that Western countries could possibly undertake certain pressure actions against Russia Vladimir Putin made it clear that Moscow isn't afraid of that too much and that membership in any organizations isn't worth the human life. What, should we let them kill us? But stay, say, in G8 for that? So who of us will stay in G8 if all of us are killed? You were talking about possible threat from Russia. You and me are sitting here in Sochi talking peacefully. Several hundred kilometers away from here American battleships with missiles on board have arrived.. Missile range being exactly several hundred kilometers. not our ships that came to your shores, it is yours that came to ours. So what choice do we have? We don't need any complications, we don't want to argue with anyone, to fight anyone.
We want a normal partnership and respectful treatment for us and our interestsPrime Minister Putin didn't eliminate the possibility that Georgian-Ossetian conflict was provoked intentionallyto create a competitive edge for one of the US President candidates Not only US administration couldn't restrain Georgia government from starting this crime |In fact, American side has armed and trained georgian troops Why bother carrying on difficult negotiations and seeking for compromises in ethnic conflicts It is easier to arm one side and push it to kill the other And it's done |It seems to be such an easy solution, but it's not always like this But I have more suppositions.. If we find confirmations to those then there will be a reason to suspect that someone in United States had intentionally provoked this conflict to intensify the situation and to create advantage for one of the US President candidates.