Condoleezza Rice has shown strong support for the Georgian leadership during a visit to the country. Viktor Sergeev, political analyst and Director of the Centre for Global Problems says the US stance is related to the strategic importance of Georgia.

Most of the Group of Eight counties still regard Russia as a troubleshooter in military and political issues, and are not ready to welcome Russia into a more global economic perspective, political analyst Ivan Safranchuk said to RT.

Participation, discussion and informal talks are the things that are important about G8 summits, Vladimir Orlov, a political analyst and President of the Centre for Policy Studies in Moscow told RT.

“It's time for NATO to ‘go on a diet’,” according to Russia’s Envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin. In an exclusive interview with RT, he talks about the U.S. missile shield and the prospect of Ukraine and Georgia joining NATO.