United States Offers Assistance, Assessment

From the United States, Georgia will receive $1 billion. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice released this statement:

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: “The free world cannot allow the destiny of a small independent country to be determined by the aggression of a larger neighbor. Almost no one followed suit, I might note. It isn't really an impressive list to have Abkhazia and South Ossetia recognize each other.”