Saakashvili First on Bloomberg TV: 'Full Scale Russian Invasion'

Saakashvili First on Bloomberg TV: 'Full Scale Russian Invasion'

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, in his first interview on international television since the conflict in South Ossetia, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told Bloomberg "What we have here is a full scale Russian invasion of Georgian territory."

When asked whether Georgia is now at war with Russia, President Saakashvili said, "Russia has attacked Georgia, that means that Russia is trying to basically either attack Georgia overall or to chop off a piece of its territory." He goes on to say, "We are a small freedom-flooded democratic country with a small population, very motivated, very determined to defend ourselves."

Saakashvili accused Russia of "a sheer, clear and blunt aggression that parallels the worst examples of the 20th Century and certainly is unheard of and unparalleled in modern times."

President Saakashvili's comments came after reported aerial bombings and widespread fighting in the disputed region.

The 22 minute interview can be viewed in its entirety at: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aA18V3Yj0lCA

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