As Russian armored vehicles and troops continued to move in and around Georgian cities, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza sat down in Tbilisi for a interview with Reuters television and, separately, with RFE/RL bureau chief Marina Vashakmadze. Bryza directly criticized Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's moves supporting Georgia's separatist regions and called the Russian military incursions a breach of international law. (Reuters video)
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