Thu, 28 Aug, 2008 - 20:16
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin today accused the US of starting the fighting in Georgia.
The former president, still considered the country’s real leader, said America encouraged Georgia to attack the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
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