Russian agression in Georgia threatens world peace and plans the destruction of democracy in the former Soviet Union!
Russia trying to crush democracy, Georgia leader says
TBILISI, Georgia (CNN) — Russia is attacking Georgia to achieve “regime change” and crush Georgia’s pro-Western democracy, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Monday.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says Russia wants to extend its control over former Soviet republics.
“We are in the process of invasion, occupation, and annihilation of an independent, democratic country,” Saakashvili said at a news conference Monday.
“The goal of this operation is regime change in Georgia.”
Saakashvili then abruptly ended his conference call with reporters, saying, “We have to go to the shelter because there are Russian planes flying over the presidential palace here, sorry.”
Video footage showed a chaotic scene outside the palace, with the president being rushed away under heavy security.
Russia said it has no interest in interfering with Georgia’s affairs but wants to protect its peacekeepers and the residents of South Ossetia, an autonomous region of Georgia. Over several years, Russia has given passports to many of those residents and declared them Russian citizens.
Also Monday, Saakashvili had to run for cover during a visit to the town of Gori, where scores of people were killed in a Russian attack Saturday. The Associated Press reported that a member of his security team shouted, “Cover him!” as the Georgian president spoke to reporters next to his sport utility vehicle.
Saakashvili was torn away by bodyguards and pushed to the ground. They piled extra flak jackets on top of him. Fearing an air raid, onlookers fled, looking skyward and screaming. No jets were seen or heard. Watch Georgia’s president run for cover »
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