Putin assails US over conflict with Georgia
AP MOSCOW: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday harshly criticized the United States for airlifting Georgian troops from Iraq back home.
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Putin’s comments reflected Russia’s growing irritation with Western condemnation of Russia’s military action against Georgia.

“The scale of their cynicism causes surprise,” Putin said. “It’s the ability to cast white as black and black as white which is surprising, the ability to cast the aggressor as the victim and blame the victims for the consequences.”