Russian PM warns against Europe 'arms race'
(NEWSER) - Vladimir Putin stridently defended Russia’s invasion of Georgia yesterday, saying to do otherwise would be like his country “getting a bloody nose and hanging its head down,” the Independent reports. “They attacked South Ossetia with missiles, tanks, heavy artillery, and ground troops. What were we supposed to do?” he asked reporters in an extensive conference. “We punched the aggressor in the face, as all the military textbooks prescribe.” More»
