Meeting with members of the Government (From left to right: Minister of Economic Development and Trade German Gref, Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov, Deputy Head of Government Galina Karelova)
The President said that there is nothing unexpected about the events in Georgia, noting that the change of regime there is the logical result of a series of foreign and domestic policy mistakes made by the former authorities.
Mr Putin added, however, that the pressure used to help bring about this changeover is cause for concern.