Georgian Premier Backtracks From Saakashvili War Blame Statement
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Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili backtracked from a statement he made this week, when he blamed President Mikheil Saakashvili for starting a 2008 war against Russia.
Saakashvili still should be investigated for his role in the five-day conflict over the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Ivanishvili said in an e-mailed statement today. The premier on April 10 said the probe may lead to legal proceedings against the president. Saakashvili won’t cooperate with such an investigation, he said on public television today.