Russian troops ‘putting on peacekeeper hats’
August 22, 2008 – 5:02 pmRussian troops have begun a modest withdrawal from Georgia, but are “just changing hats” to make themselves look like peacekeepers, Georgia’s Interior Ministry said Friday.
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