U.S. attacks Russia over Georgia tension

Publication time: Today at 17:34 Djokhar time US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attacked Russia for adding to tension in Georgia as she landed in Prague on Tuesday at the start of a three-country European tour. "We have said both Georgia and Russia need to avoid provocative behaviour but frankly some of the things the Russians did over the last couple of months added to tension in the region," Rice said. "Georgia is an independent state. It has to be treated like one," she added. Latent tensions between Tbilisi and Moscow over the separatist regions of both Abkhazia and South Ossetia have flared up over the last week. "I want to make very clear that the US commitment to Georgia's territorial integrity is strong," the Secretary of State said. Contacts with the 'friends of Georgia,' which includes Russia, had taken place... [read full story]