“Saakashvili is a puppet, while Europe is dependent on us…” What Russian people think about the Georgian-Russian conflict Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. Ivan Mikhailovich, age 52, MVD retiree: “Russia acted correctly. Everything was started by the USA, this was to their benefit. Saakashvili – this is a puppet of the USA. Of course it’s bad that very few supported Russia. Even Byelorussia kept silent… And the countries of the former CIS are silent too. Apparently they’re watching and waiting for the USA, or they’re afraid of it…” Ivan Mikhailovich, pensioner (photo by Grigory Pasko) Yevgeny, age 35, shopping center security guard: “The Americans trained Georgia to attack the Ossetians. Russia was forced to intervene …”