MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sharply criticized the United States on Monday, saying its support for Georgia in the conflict over the separatist region South Ossetia displayed a cynical Cold War mentality.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt left for Georgia on Monday to push for an end to an armed conflict there after Russian troops pushed into two separatist regions of the country.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Monday 90 percent of his country’s casualties in the conflict with Russia over South Ossetia were civilian.