Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opined in an interview that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili should face an international tribunal for the 2008 war in South Ossetia. Answering the question: “Speaking about Saakashvili, does Russia, as represented by its President, believe an international tribunal should be created to look into the events of August 2008?,” Medvedev responded: “If I were asked, I would say yes. I think what happened there was a flagrant violation of international laws. However, since it would not be possible to rely on Russia’s position alone in this matter, I think the creation of such a tribunal is unrealistic at the moment. This means the conflict will be ultimately judged by history or, in a shorter-term perspective, the voters of Georgia who will have to decide which way their country should go.” Russia and Georgia began a five-day war on August 8, 2008. Russia accused Georgia of attacking its breakaway republic of South Ossetia in an attempt to bring it back under central control, killing several Russian peacekeepers. Georgia accuses Russia of occupying a large part of Georgia’s territory (breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhizia, which Russia recognized as independent states after the 2008 war).
http://echo.msk.ru/programs/beseda/799478-echo/
http://rt.com/politics/official-word/saakashvili-georgia-president-war/ (video)
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20110804/165564073.html
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