In the tension gradually subsided after Russia began to fight for the public grid. 18 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia will not be interrupted with the people of Georgia.

• 在紧张局势渐渐平息后,俄便开始争取格民心的工作。俄外长拉夫罗夫18日表示,俄罗斯不会中断同格鲁吉亚人民的联系。