In annual address, Medvedev blames US for Georgia war

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has blamed the United States for the recent war in Georgia and the global financial crisis. Medvedev wasted no time assailing the United States Wednesday in his first state-of-the-nation address since taking office in May. Minutes into the speech, he said Russia's war with Georgia was the result of aggressive US policy and that American self-interest led to the current global financial turmoil.