The United States on Monday expressed solidarity with Georgia and warned Russia against continued "aggression" over the South Ossetia conflict, US Vice President Dick Cheney's spokeswoman said. Cheney made his remarks in a telephone conversation with Georgian President President Mikheil Saakashvili on Sunday afternoon, according to the statement received in Beijing, where President George W. Bush is attending the Olympics.
"The Vice President praised President Saakashvili for his government's restraint, offers of cease-fire, and disengagement of Georgian forces from the zone of conflict in the South Ossetian region of the country," said the statement from Cheney's spokeswoman, Lee Anne McBride.
"The Vice President told President Saakashvili that Russian aggression must not go unanswered, and that its continuation would have serious consequences for its relations with the United States, as well as the broader international community."
Russian planes bombed a military target in the suburbs of the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Monday, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP after an explosion was heard in the centre of the city.
The explosion was heard around 4:40 am (0040 GMT).
Poster Comment:
Oh brother.
Also:
Cheney: Russian action 'must not go unanswered' The Associated Press
Cheney: Russian Aggression Must Not Go Unanswered Voice of America