Georgia

“I have worked for years in the American (relations) field, and I can responsibly say that we did everything, simply everything, to maintain normal cooperation.”

“Russia carried out an operation to enforce peace. We could not do otherwise, according to both the law and our conscience.”

“America is carrying out policies against Russia, against the nation’s leadership. They know I am one of those ready to give my life for Russia, and that I have a good army capable of attacking and defending. We will see who comes out on top.”

“It [the Council of Europe decision] declares Abkhazia’s and South Ossetia’s fictitious attachment to Georgia, [and] makes an effort to place on Russia the responsibility for Georgia’s conflict-ridden relations with these republics, which some time ago belonged to it (Georgia).”

“The head of the MFA of Austria offered to send refugees from the EU to Georgia – apparently in exchange for the visa-free regime. It would be interesting (to see), would Georgia be capable of refusing the EU?”

“This is also connected with a necessity of ensuring security, when not only Central Asia, but also the Trans-Caucasus regions of the South Caucasus are becoming routes, which insurgents, extremists, terrorists and drug traffickers are actively trying to use.”

“In reality, the country is in an economic crisis, as it was in the nineties.”

“When a country joins NATO it becomes next to impossible for it to resist pressure from major NATO leaders such as the United States, and hence, it may deploy anything – a missile defense system, new bases, or if need be, missile strike systems.”