The new US ambassador in Moscow put the whole Osetia issue in a new perspective.
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http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=31505&cid=45&p=22.08.2008John Beyrle: Russia provides adequate response to Georgia`s aggression against S. Ossetia
Russia provided an adequate response to Georgia`s aggression against civilians in South Ossetia and Russian peacekeepers staying in the area, U.S. ambassador to Moscow John Beyrle told in an interview with the ‘Kommersant’ daily. According to Mr. Beyrle, Washington had repeatedly warned Georgia against the use of force in South Ossetia. The ambassador emphasized that the six-principle Medvedev-Sarkozy plan should be strictly observed by all the sides involved and added that it would be better if Georgia`s territorial integrity was respected. However, Mr. Beyrle said, the conflict cannot be settled without taking into account the right of the peoples of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on self-determination. Mr. Beyrle welcomes Russia`s WTO membership and opposes the country`s isolation on the international level.
I don’t think Rice will be very happy with him.
