Dear Dave, I think the dying empire is your country. Look at your economy - it's dead. By contrust the Russian econimy is booming and we'll soon deploy our missiles in Cuba and see how your mentaly disabled administaration will like it. I feel sorry for you being fed with anti-russian propahganda.

Dmitry, Moscow,

Very nice - Medvedev (Putin's puppet) violates the terms of the agreement he signed setting up Sarkozy as a mediator and showing the whole world how trustworthy is Russia as a political albeit business partner plus how Russia 'respects' European leaders and their position.

Lada, Tbilisi,

Russia is the evil empire! Soviet style KGB washes their brains. Russians, supporting the moscow's ivasion in Georgia are just the victims of the Russian propaganda. Dear Tanias and Vanias, you will see Russian in parts soon. That's an end of all emires. I'll be happy to see your faces then.

Dave, Washington DC, USA

It is really amazing to read that even now some Russians justify vandalism of their army. Whatever Russian troops are doing in Georgia can be classified as war crimes!!! You should be ashamed but it seems you are proud of it! That is what makes it the most disgusting!!!

Nelly, Tbilisi,

It is really amazing to read that even now some Russians justify vandalism of their army. Whatever Russian troops are doing in Georgia can be classified as war crimes! You should be ashamed but it seems you are proud of it! That is what makes it the most disgusting!

Nelly, Tbilisi, Georgia

Pity on those blind ones who still believe in Russian empire's peaceful mission in Caucasus. Come to see what's happening in Chechnia, come to see what's happening in Georgia. You Russians don't want to see the reality. I am sorry for you.

Rusca, Tbilisi,

I do not think Tony Halpin is a liar but nevertheless he is misinforming us. That reference to Putin’s words shows those soldiers to be definitely from a special Georgian crew wearing Russian army uniform and speaking good Russian. Some Georgian media informed beforehand about the crew to consist of Ukrainians and Baltic countries citizens.

Alexey, Moscow,

Western сми you read as the novel =) Such new and interesting you find =)

Vitalis, Tyumen, Russia

I am in contact with somone in Tblisi who is certain that the original "rebal" attacks were russian instigated. The Georgian army responded in defence of georgian towns being bombed. The Russians have shown by their actions that they don't care for the welfare of these people one little bit.

alex, manchester, UK

2 Richard, Va.Bch., Va., U.S.
Russia has enough power to strike back. Need Armageddon? Wanna take part in it?
First think, then say. Not vice versa.
Russia only wants peace. And always did. But we don't just stand there when some Saakashvili wants to kill thousands of people. So we had to act.

Alexander, Perm, Russia

When do you all wake up to see that Georgia was a trap, used to check the West's likely reaction when Russia starts their games around Crimea and Sevastopol? Woolly, foot-in-mouth Western 'leadership' has already provided the answer.

Jorgen Faxholm, London, UK

Russia is guilty of war crimes and should face justice, this is not Iraq put a fellow country that has an elected goverment.

bill, Liverpool, England

I question the value of these posts- there is no real debate going on. People just get things off their chest and think they have a world audience but it is not good really, people post without thinking and without full knowledge of facts. Times- note, it would be better to have discussion forums.

richard, London, UK

Russian won the actual war, but the lost in informational war.

Artjoms, London, UK

John H - LA & Nick - Rotheram.

How would you feel if the Russians wanted to site missiles in? lets say, Cuba.
Or if Mexico was encouraged to join The Warsaw Pact , by being promised more tanks, mobile phones, playstations, full employment and Russian funding for Texan independence?
Happy?

Frank H., London.,

@ Ronald in Cypress
Couldn't agree more...Western media propoganda allows for no dissent.

Joseph, Boston, USA

America went to Iraq with support from many countries where the fighting was kept to stratregic areas.

Russia rolled forward deep into Georgia way past South Ossetia so I fail to see how this is a measured response - I feel deeply for the innocent Georgians caught between the politics.

Noel, London, UK

Why all this anti-Russian bias? NATO tries to ring Russia and you so easily 'forget' Georgia's initial ferocious assault with artillery bombardments and hundreds of rockets which destroyed a whole town and killed hundreds. What would the U.S. do if Russia had ringed them with 'allies' and missiles?

Ronald, Nicosia, Cyprus

Cease-fire agreement does not provide for the immediate "withdrawal". Russia is not breaching the said agreement. While Saakashvili is eating his tie, nobody may be calm.

Oleg, Moscow, Russia

Look at the people who post here...trying to get all frothed up to have war and action....must be the governments trying to feed the frenzy of hate...
Simple formula:
Endless wars plus endless debt equals death of empire...

Eric Andresen, Olney, USA

Love seeing how you people blame even this on the USA.

John, Clifden, Eire

Russia has less than half the military strength of the U.S. and less than a 6th of the purchasing power of the U.S. - So, when you add the rest of the NATO forces to those figures, how can Russia ever hope to stand against that kind of power. It looks like the old Russian Empire mentality is moot.

Richard, Va.Bch., Va., U.S.

Russia's invasion of Georgia was well-timed to coincide with the world's attention to the Olympics in Beijing.

So Michael Phelps and Chinese drummers upstage the invasion! The fingerprints of the KGB and its alum, Vladimir Putin, are all over the plans. Only a fool could believe otherwise.

cdm, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

There are those who excuse Russia's behaviour by saying the USA did the same thing, and they list America's war crimes.

Being as self-serving and unlawful as the USA is not much of an accomplishment for Russia.

USA, learn from this: Set the precedent and bring your own war criminals to justice.

Keith S, Winnipeg, Canada

For the Russian apologists who are leaving comments, now doubt you're writing from some FSB (KGB) building, explain why your army is still entrenching itself in Georgia after signing a cease-fire that stipulates your withdrawl.

DC, Lincoln, US

"we all" in Kaunas do not seem to understand much what is going on... clinging to weak arguments fed to them by propaganda like "city ruined" or "rocket system Grad" when a whole country is systematically destroyed & occupied. And the belief that ossetians or abkhasians have anything to do with it..

Laur, Tallinn, Estonia

Geika from Kaunas...

You still believe in this nazi style propoganda???
Read HRW report on this!

REZO, Tbilisi,

I am pleased to see the British left join their American fellow travelers, the American Democrat party, march to the Soviet (I mean Russian) embassies, respectively, to protest the Soviets' ghastly actions in Georgia. Makes me feel war and secure. God bless you all.

John H, Los Angeles, USA

World should come in our aid..
check the human writhg watch site,there is all truth how good our soldiers beehive and what this monsters are doing...

Olenia from moscow..
check on you tube -"Russian looters"

Rezo, Tbilisi,

Good old fashioned Russian imperialism which is just as bad as the American and British samples

bob holmes, axbridge , England (under offer )

Sorry, but we are tired of all these lies and stories just from one side, people are not so stupid and understand who is agresor in this war. Stop blame Russia and look at Georgia - 1600 civilians killed, city ruined by rocket system Grad, we know true - so stop lie.

Gielka, Kaunas, Lithuania

one more anti-Russian article, and again lies from the Georgian side. After all, it's unprofessional to look at things from one point of view only. Russia doesn't need neither Georgia, nor its oil or other sources. Tired of all this mess.

Olenia, Moscow, RF

The West sowed the seed by using crude bullying tactics to interfere in Kosovo. They now reap the harvest. It is pointless complaining when the Russians copy their stupidity.

Paul Clieu, abroad,

Ghastly situation - as is the posturing of the American left. The Dems and their fellow travelers are just trotting out the usual defeatist, empty-headed rubbish about how it is all Bush's fault. Unfortunately, Putin's behavior upsets their latte-addled conception of how the world works.

Nick, Rotherham, UK