The Prime Minister of Russia responded to the 9th anniversary of the August war on his FACEBOOK page.

Dmitry Medvedev writes that Russia operated within the framework of the law and was obliged to protect its citizens, which it will continue to do in the future.

"I speak about the population of South Ossetia who had Russian passports and our peacekeepers who were there at the decision of the international community, we protected them," - Dmitry Medvedev writes.