Georgia Saakashvili urges Georgian unity in TV address 08/08/08 13:25 CET

Georgia’s future is at stake, according to its pro-Western president who has urged his people to stand together.

In a televised address to the nation, Mikheil Saakashvili acccused Russia of conducting a “large-scale military operation” against Georgia and bombing its towns.

He said thousands of Georgian reservists had been mobilised.