Kobakhidze again blames Saakashvili for starting August 2008 War

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has again blamed former President Mikheil Saakashvili and his United National Movement (UNM) government for starting the August 2008 War. The UNM has condemned the remarks, while South Ossetia argued that the responsibility should be borne by Georgia as a state, and not just the UNM. The dispute over responsibility for the war has become increasingly prominent in Georgian politics under Georgian Dream, which has repeatedly blamed Saakashvili’s governmen

By Lana Kokaia