Medvedev confessed that Russia began August war

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has confessed that Russia had been preparing for possible war in the Caucasus before August. Medvedev retold the Russian version of the Georgia-Russia war. His interview was broadcast on three Russian channels yesterday. Medvedev said three times in his interview that the war was begun by Russia. He said it was his personal decision on launching the fighting in South Ossetia. Medvedev said the low number of dead soldiers in this war was the result of well-planned military operation in Georgia. He said Russia began fighting in South Ossetia because Georgians opened fire to Russian citizens. Russian president did not even try to hide his personal hatred towards the president of Georgia. He said the motives of his decision to wage war was also the hatred towards Mikheil Saakashvili.