Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says Russian warplanes bombed roads and bridges and destroyed radar systems Monday. Madeleine Brand talks to Alexander Darchiev, the charge d'affairs at the Russian Embassy in Washington about the Russian perspective on the conflict.
"Georgia should unconditionally stop fire. We made it quite clear that the responsibility lies with the Georgian side," he says. "Frankly, we were disappointed by the U.S. reaction and the reaction of European [leaders]."
He says, he urges Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili to "stop playing games."
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