The deputies were especially outraged by the Georgian president's order to open fire and sink all ships near the Abkhazian coast. However, during the debates they could not understand what exactly Russia was ready to do if Georgia did violate international legislation, Kommersant reports.
Mr. Loshchinin described the situation in Georgia as "completely unfavorable," and responded to deputies' exhortations and questions concerning Russia's response by saying that Russia was carrying out a consistent policy in an effort to resolve the conflict peacefully.
In response to the proposal of some deputies to impose economic sanctions on Georgia, he said, "All possible sanctions on our part will be a call to war. We cannot allow this to happen. We should not fall for Georgia's provocation".
