He went out and slammed the door

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said that the country is leaving the CIS. Determined and final. And he advises other countries to leave “this association, which is controlled by Russia.”

This statement was made at a rally in Tbilisi on August 12, after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced the end of the “peace enforcement operation.” Meanwhile, reports that Russia is continuing its bombing campaign continue to emerge from Georgia.

In addition, the President of Georgia decided to denounce the agreement on the presence of the Russian peacekeeping mission in Abkhazia. He called the Russian troops located in Abkhazia and South Ossetia occupation forces. “Georgians have nothing to share with Abkhazians and Ossetians, but Russia is using these people against Georgia.”

Saakashvili, however, did not limit himself to these statements. “Today we are the front line between Europe and Russia, and we shed first blood, and it was our choice, we want a civilized and developed country,” Saakashvili said. “Russia’s goal was the soul and resilience of the Georgians.” And one more thing: “Georgia today is the border along which passes between good and evil, civilization and uncivilization, and now the whole world sees that David is fighting Goliath, and here Georgia will win.”

Saakashvili proudly added that Georgia inflicted heavy losses on Russia, including through primitive means.

At the same time, he repented that he “saw Russian planes bombing our villages and killing our soldiers,” but “he could not do anything.” But he promised that he would make “them” regret it.

The Georgian president noted that the head of the United Opposition, Levan Gachechiladze, and even the fugitive former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili, who, according to Saakashvili, asked to be a reservist, were on his side.

Later, at a briefing for Western journalists, Saakashvili said that by leaving the CIS, Georgia would “wave hand to the Soviet Union.”

The Russian Foreign Ministry did not fail to express regret about this.

It should be recalled that Saakashvili spoke about the possibility of leaving the CIS back in 2006.