S.Ossetia was given to Georgia its famous son, Stalin. So to all the people stating Ossetia is Georgian, its lovely to know you are helping Stalin fulfil his wishes. Ossetia is Ossetia, not Georgia. It has a distinct history, language and identity, please read up on it before passing judgement.

Matt, Birmingham, UK

"Georgian authorities said that Russian fighter jets had once again attempted to bomb a strategic oil pipeline, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, which carries fuel from the Caspian Sea to Europe via Georgia."

yeah, it's pretty hard to destroy pipeline even with multiple attempts, esp. when you have no intent

Alex, Russia,

Russia has showed there are still countries left in the world that will fight for their people and punish opportunist thugs. In contrast Brown and Cameron have both spewed that same predictable anti Russian bias totally ignoring the war crimes carried out by the Georgians on a civilian population. The western media have also been shamed with there inflammatory cold war style headlines and totally blindness to the atrocities carried out last week in Tskhinvali.

Steve, Mason, Devon

Do not believe in Bush, will suffice to dance under its pipe! The USA wishes to make you as its slaves, to subordinate to itself all world! You understand? The one who does not wish to be the slave - not begins to obey the USA. Russia does all correctly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Varvara, St.Petersburg, Russia

Saakashvili "has killed our [Russian] citizens, ordered the crushing of women and children by tanks, and the burning alive of a group of girls herded into a cattle shed. And not only did he do all this on the background of European flags, but he declared that he was safeguarding American values.

Valery, Samara, Russia

Russia has clearly shown it's imperialistic ambitions.
Crimea and Eastern Ukraine are the next targets, I'm afraid.

Iurii, Kyiv, Ukraine

The regions are clearly not Georgian and as could be seen by the French minister yesterday none of the people there want to be Georgian. So why is a democrtatic country like Georgia making them be part of it if they don't want to?!

Tom, London, UK

Russian soldiers are defending Osetian people from Georgia that wants to kill them all

Petr, Kazan, Russia

This mini-war was not about toppling Georgia. This movement was not about liberating South Ossetia and protecting Russian citizens in the area. It wasn't even about oil. It was a test. A long thought out and well delivered test. All that matters now is that America and Europe failed that test.

Matthew, Cardiff, Wales

If Russia were dreaming of restoring the old Russian Federation, why have they decided to stop and aren't conquering the rest of Georgia? and what has the olympics got to do with innocent people dying? Georgia should have known better, EU has failed as usual...

Evan, Liverpool,

Saakashvili "has killed our [Russian] citizens, ordered the crushing of women and children by tanks, and the burning alive of a group of girls herded into a cattle shed. And not only did he do all this on the background of European flags, but he declared that he was safeguarding American values.

Valery, Samara, Russia

Bush as usual all talk no bite. He is impotent in the world today. If the US had any credibility left in the world we would have come to the aide of Georgia. Talk is cheap and meaningless the Russians. They cannot be trusted and should be destroyed in place. They could not even see it coming.

Art , Tucson, USA

You write any delirium! First - Medvedev is President of Russia!And you have no representation that occurs in Osetia!Why do you want to live easy?Why do you always accuse Russia?
I think that you write this for want of anything better to do!If you were not cowardly rats, you have sent in a zone of operations of the reporters to speak the truth!

Andrey, Moscow, Russia

How ironic Peter, Vancouver. "Last century it was Stalin..." But he was a Georgian! So what does that tiny piece of history prove about the present conflict? Putin is the present danger. His new puppet President has called on Russian troops to cease firing, but are they listening to him, or Putin?

S. Barraclough, Huddersfield, W. Yorkshire

The relations between Russia and Georgia were hard from the first day... Almost 2000 russian people were killed in South Osetia by the wish of Saakashvili.... around 50 peace-solders were killed on Friday... After that, how can you say anything that Russia was wrong with Gori?!

Polina, London/Moscow,

Maria from KAzan

"Mr Bush has no right to tell other countries what to do"

by the same arguement, what right does Mr Medvedev have to tell Georgian's what to do in their sovereign territory.

Your comments apply equally to Russia.

Peter, London,

We are trying to prevent our country from possible attacks from Georgia, because war is not over...
And it's very strange to me that all Mass-media resources from all over the world, shows only that version of conflict, which is useful and necessary to US and Europe....

Polina, London/Moscow,

Of course Georgia has a right to South Ossetia and the other enclave. Just because Russia sent in its nationals to colonise these areas years ago doesn't give them a right to recolonise these areas now. KGB Putin is a threat to all countries with Russian minorities including Estonia & Latvia.

Peter, Perth, Australia

Russia must withdraw its forces from Ossetia and Abkhasia. International peacekeeping and administration control must be established in those areas and Georgian refugees must be allowed to return. If this is not achieved, Russia will annex the Georgian territories and we'll see more of it elsewhere.

Paulius , Copenhagen,

I was born in a breakaway region of Pridnestrovie (legally, a part of Moldova). I can tell you that if not for Russian help in 1992, much more blood would have been spilled - both our and Moldovian. Such "small democratic countries" are by no means democratic to their smaller neighbours!

Eugene Malko, Moscow, Russia

S Ossetia is part of Georgia, it has been since Georgia left the USSR. Russian passports for people in other countries is invasion by proxy and is a disgraceful attempt to annex part of a neighbouring sovereign country. Georgia was trying to stop seperatists in Georgia, it never attacked Russia.

Pete W, Bristol, UK

"War is over - thanks to everybody!"
Only ossetians and mothers of russian and georgian soldiers will
be remember it forever!
1 million georgians that live in russia still feel that we have nothing against them!
I hope that Saakashvilli will gone together with Bush.....

Kamil, Chelaybinsk, Russia

Let 's boycot the Sotchi Winter Olympics.
Don't believe Russian government statements. These people are dreaming of restoring the old Russian empire.
NATO and Europe have to make clear that we will defend ourselves if necessary.

Piyali, Izegem, Belgium

The EU has no choice other than proposing its diplomacy solutions to the issues. And that is clearly because most of it is dependant on the oil/gas coming in from Russia. Nothing will change until we are able to adopt the future generation technologies that can substitute oil and gas completely.

Edgar, England, UK

Just so happens that these supposed breakaway regions are Georgian and not Russian. You just have to look around the region and see the continued Russian interference/occupation there. Not to mention the important oil piple line from Baku to Turky through Gerogia for the West.
Iain, Lithuania

West, Vilnius, Lithuania

Is it just me that sees a truly frightening moral astigmatism in the comments here? One comment discounts America's opinion because of its brutal attack on a sovereign state, and praises Russia for doing exactly the same. Yes, Georgia did wrong; Russia did wronger. Or do two wrongs make a right now?

Roy, London,

Putin, the KGB oil satrap, has shown his true colours: let's take due note. What does Putin have to offer Russia and those under his area of influence other than corruption, misery and a tamed press? No wonder ex-soviet republics want to join the West: this side democracy, freedom and prosperity lie

Jose Maria, Granada, Spain

The extent of SVR activity on this website is truly amazing. Posing as "casual" Russian citizens, spreading propaganda. Sadly they underestimate western societes ability to see that this war is about gas and oil. What astounds me is the usual almost historical German reluctance to criticize Russia.

Tomasz, Krakow, Poland

Mr Bush has no right to tell other countries what to do. His government doesn't even understand meaning of the words "freedom", "law", "justice" and "peace", damaging relations between countries itself. Seems they also don't understand their disgrace.

Marina, Kazan, Russia

Russia had the right to do this , the Georgians were stupid enough to attack first, so it serves them right, the Russians were waiting for this chance and the Georgians were expecting support from the West, Lesson learned, maybe.
Good job Blair's away or he would send in the Crusaders.

Dave Madley, Alicante, Spain

Clearly Russia does not want to "overthrow" Mr Saakashvili, and speaks the truth unlike Georgia who have come up with some ridiculous lies in the last few days... South Osetia should be left alone it can be just as much of a democratic country as Georgia if it wants to!

Tom, London, UK

Russia has made its point but should now withdraw otherwise it simply risks fuelling terrorism for a decade to come.

Ian, Belfast,

Georgians on knees. At last.

Tim, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

Once again the Russian people have trapped themselves by allowing themselves to be taken over by a cult of personality, Last century it was by Stalin this time its Putin and as long as he rules they will be prisoners of his domain, He holds the west as prisoners now also slaves of oil and gas

Peter, Vancouver BC., Canada