Putin, Saakashvili compared with Saddam Hussein

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday condemned the U.S. for actions that impede a settlement of the conflict in South Ossetia. Putin cited the example of Saddam Hussein, the death penalty made by the U.S., and on the other hand have committed under the protection of Georgian rulers.

"It is a pity that some of our partners do not help us, and in some cases hindered", - Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Presidium of the Government on Monday.

He cited the example of U.S. actions, which moved its military transport planes Georgian military units from Iraq actually in the conflict zone. "This is the reverse of the settlement movement", - said Putin.

The Prime Minister added that he was surprised "not even cynicism of such actions", and "the magnitude of this cynicism".

"It was surprising ability to issue white for black, black for white, the ability to deftly put the aggressor as a victim of aggression and blaming responsibility for the consequences on the victims themselves", - "he said.

"Saddam Hussein because he had cut several Shiite villages had to hang course, but the current Georgian rulers, stershih several South Ossetian villages, tanks giving the elderly and children, burned alive civilians - these figures, of course, must be brought under protection ", - Said Vladimir Putin.

Russian Premier recalled that U.S. President Ronald Reagan spoke of a Latin American dictators, that "Somoza, of course, merzavets, but this is our merzavets and we will help him, it will protect". Since then, according to Putin, much has changed in the world, "there is no long Cold War, but this Cold War mentality firmly settled in the voices of some American diplomats".

Putin added that, nevertheless, Russia will stand with all partners, including the United States and do everything possible to its logical conclusion peacekeeping mission, ITAR-TASS.