It seems abundantly clear that no one in Moscow is particularly concerned by these kind of pronouncements or feeble diplomacy, but here goes what French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is saying:
“We cannot accept these violations of international law, of accords for security and cooperation in Europe, of United Nations resolutions, and the taking … of a territory by the army of a neighboring country,” Kouchner said. Asked about his own earlier comments warning of a risk of ethnic cleansing by Russian forces in the territories, Kouchner responded: “I hope that didn’t happen overnight. But there has already been evidence that the armies are pushing away the Ossetians who favored Georgia, and in a certain way, yes, an ethnic cleansing is taking place.” “This is going to get worse, and it’s an extremely dangerous situation,” he said.