Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects a parliamentary call to impose sanctions against Georgia
In an apparent reference to the profane verbal attack on him, the Russian leader added there was no point in reacting to what he called the outbursts of "some scumbags."
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili urged Russia not to impose sanctions, warning it would only further aggravate the situation and play into the hands of people Moscow regarded as extremists.
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