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TBILISI, Georgia — Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili defiantly marked the first anniversary of his country’s war with Russia on Friday, denouncing Russian troops who control two Georgian regions as “invaders.”
In a heated speech to a rain-drenched crowd of thousands in Gori, Saakashvili vowed Georgia’s neighbor would never again regain control of his small country.
“Our future will not be written in a hostile, far away, frigid capital,” Saakashvili said. “We want to defeat the invaders, not by another war. Obviously not. We want to defeat them by peacefully strengthening our democratic institutions, by constantly developing our economy, by getting closer and closer to the European Union.”
