Georgian Evidence ‘Not Serious’ – Russian MFA

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrey Nesterenko said evidence released by Georgia to prove that Russian troops had moved into South Ossetia 20 hours before Tbilisi’s attack on Tskhinvali was “not serous.” 

Speaking at a news conference on September 16, Nesterenko said any major troop movements would have been tracked by NATO satellites.

“I would be grateful if they provide such satellite data to us and the entire international community, provide specific data,” he said. “Allegations that they have eavesdropped on someone and heard something are simply not serious.”

The evidence in question, which was first published by the New York Times, involves intercepted cellphone calls between a South Ossetian militiaman, supposedly a border guard at the Roki Tunnel, and his superior at headquarters in Tskhinvali.

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