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Putin accuses U.S. of orchestrating Georgian war
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| josh4 |
| quote: | Putin accuses U.S. of orchestrating Georgian war
From CNN's Matthew Chance
SOCHI, Russia (CNN) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of orchestrating the conflict in Georgia to benefit one of its presidential election candidates.
In an exclusive interview with CNN's Matthew Chance in the Black Sea city of Sochi on Thursday, Putin said the U.S. had encouraged Georgia to attack the autonomous region of South Ossetia.
Putin said his defense officials had told him it was done to benefit a presidential candidate -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are competing to succeed George W. Bush -- although he presented no evidence to back it up.
"U.S. citizens were indeed in the area in conflict," Putin said. "They were acting in implementing those orders doing as they were ordered, and the only one who can give such orders is their leader." VideoWatch Putin accuse the United States »
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino blasted Putin's statements, saying they were "patently false."
"To suggest that the United States orchestrated this on behalf of a political candidate just sounds not rational," she said.
U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood concurred and labeled Putin's statements "ludicrous."
"Russia is responsible for the crisis," Wood said in an off-camera meeting with reporters in Washington on Thursday. "For the Russians to say they are not responsible for what happened in Georgia is ludicrous. ... Russia is to blame for this crisis, and the world is responding to what Russia has done."
When told that many diplomats in the United States and Europe blame Russia for provoking the conflict and for invading Georgia, Putin said Russia had no choice but to invade Georgia after dozens of its peacekeepers in South Ossetia were killed. He told Chance it was to avert a human calamity. iReport.com: First-person accounts from the center of the conflict
The former Russian president, still considered the most powerful man in the country, said he was disappointed that the U.S. had not done more to stop Georgia's attack.
Putin recalled that he was watching the situation in Georgia and South Ossetia unfold when he was at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on August 8.
He said he spoke to U.S. President Bush, also attending, who told the Russian prime minister he didn't want war, but Putin spoke of his disappointment that the U.S. administration didn't do more to stop Georgia early in the conflict.
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a "former" russian president throwing around conspiracy theories? somebody call pkcRAISTLIN |
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| jerZ07002 |
| It appears russia has no friends in this fight. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
haha :p
the question being of course, what gains did the US get from the conflict and why haven't we heard georgian cries of complicity without substance aimed at the united states? |
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| Kinezi |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
It appears russia has no friends in this fight. |
:mad:
Yeah right if US doesent support anything that dosent mean any other country has no support in what it does.. you ..
Russia has all the support from all over the world.. its pretty clear who started this war. |
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| CHRles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kinezi
Russia has all the support from all over the world.. |
Say what now :conf: :conf: |
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| Krypton |
| Unfortunately, the US is in no moral position to be condemning Russia.. |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kinezi
:mad:
Yeah right if US doesent support anything that dosent mean any other country has no support in what it does.. you ..
Russia has all the support from all over the world.. its pretty clear who started this war. |
you're a ing moron! you obviously don't read well.
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Putin accuses U.S. of orchestrating Georgian war
Story Highlights
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses U.S. of plotting conflict
Putin says U.S. did it to help one of the presidential candidates
Russia fails to win support of Asian security alliance over Georgia
Russia had appealed to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for backing
From CNN's Matthew Chance
SOCHI, Russia (CNN) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of orchestrating the conflict in Georgia to benefit one of its presidential election candidates.
In an exclusive interview with CNN's Matthew Chance in the Black Sea city of Sochi on Thursday, Putin said the U.S. had encouraged Georgia to attack the autonomous region of South Ossetia.
Putin said his defense officials had told him it was done to benefit a presidential candidate -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are competing to succeed George W. Bush -- although he presented no evidence to back it up.
"U.S. citizens were indeed in the area in conflict," Putin said. "They were acting in implementing those orders doing as they were ordered, and the only one who can give such orders is their leader." Watch Putin accuse the United States »
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino blasted Putin's statements, saying they were "patently false."
"To suggest that the United States orchestrated this on behalf of a political candidate just sounds not rational," she said.
U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood concurred and labeled Putin's statements "ludicrous."
"Russia is responsible for the crisis," Wood said in an off-camera meeting with reporters in Washington on Thursday. "For the Russians to say they are not responsible for what happened in Georgia is ludicrous. ... Russia is to blame for this crisis, and the world is responding to what Russia has done."
When told that many diplomats in the United States and Europe blame Russia for provoking the conflict and for invading Georgia, Putin said Russia had no choice but to invade Georgia after dozens of its peacekeepers in South Ossetia were killed. He told Chance it was to avert a human calamity. iReport.com: First-person accounts from the center of the conflict
The former Russian president, still considered the most powerful man in the country, said he was disappointed that the U.S. had not done more to stop Georgia's attack.
Putin recalled that he was watching the situation in Georgia and South Ossetia unfold when he was at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on August 8.
He said he spoke to U.S. President Bush, also attending, who told the Russian prime minister he didn't want war, but Putin spoke of his disappointment that the U.S. administration didn't do more to stop Georgia early in the conflict.
Also Thursday, Putin announced economic measures that he said were unrelated to the fighting with Georgia. Nineteen U.S. poultry meat companies would be banned from exporting their products to Russia because they had failed health and safety tests, and 29 other companies had been warned to improve their standards or face the same ban, Putin said.
Putin said Russia's health and agricultural ministries had randomly tested the poultry products and found them to be full of antibiotics and arsenic.
Putin repeated that the bans were not related to the Georgian conflict, but they indicate the measures that some Western countries -- particularly in Europe -- fear if Russia goes on a diplomatic offensive. Watch analysis of Russia's relationship with the West. »
Russia is trying to counterbalance mounting pressure from the West over its military action in Georgia and its recognition of the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
But Russia's hopes of winning international support for its actions in Georgia were dashed Thursday, when China and other Asian nations expressed concern about tension in the region.
The joint declaration from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes China, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, said the countries hoped that any further conflict could be resolved peacefully. Watch more on rising tensions between Russia and the West. »
"The presidents reaffirmed their commitment to the principles of respect for historic and cultural traditions of every country and efforts aimed at preserving the unity of a state and its territorial integrity," the declaration said, The Associated Press reported.
"Placing the emphasis exclusively on the use of force has no prospects and hinders a comprehensive settlement of local conflicts," AP quoted the group as saying.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had appealed to the group at a summit in Tajikistan on Thursday to support its actions, saying it would serve as a "serious signal for those who are trying to justify the aggression."
On Wednesday, a U.S. ship carrying aid docked in Georgia, while Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband traveled to the Ukraine, which is worried about Russia's intentions in the region, to offer the UK's support.
Miliband equated Moscow's offensive in Georgia with the Soviet tanks that invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the Prague Spring democratic reforms in 1968, and demanded Russia "change course," AP reported. iReport.com: Do remember the Cold War?
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| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
Unfortunately, the US is in no moral position to be condemning Russia.. |
Thats why they need to shut the hell up and dont make things uglier for themselves.They have enough wars to deal with themselves.The US simply cannot afford to get involved into another damn conflict.They dont have the money or the troops to do so. |
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| otec |
I think Putin is just bulling and maybe trying to win sometime or draw attention to something else.
There is not much left to do for Russia in this game. |
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| Magnetonium |
Sorry, but you guys all got it wrong. I watched the ACTUAL video clip of the FULL interview, and thats NOT what Putin said. He didnt accuse USA directly. He merely said that "IF THAT IS TRUE, THEN" sort of thing. He just said that some generals said its possible that some American citizens died on the front lines in Georgia, and he'll look into it to see if its true. I'll collaborate on that later, now I need to run to work ... |
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| Max Thomson |
| I'd believe putin before I believe the lying nazi bastards that run the USA |
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