The actions of the Georgian authorities can lead to war, said Speaker of the Russian Federation Council Sergey Mironov. In his words, in history similar attacks of espionage-mania have served as a start for launching military operations. Meanwhile, according to the latest data, Georgia produced formal accusation to four Russian military, who were detained earlier, reports Lenta.ru.

To remind, on September 27 evening in Tbilisi and Batumi four Russian military were detained. Two other officers were arrested later. One of them, first sergeant Ruslan Skrylnikov was released on September 29 night. According to Shota Khizanishvili, the administration head at the Georgian Ministry of Interior, Skrylnikov is a Georgian citizen. Another prisoner, Amir Aslanyan, is a Georgian citizen too and "he is not ranked among the detained Russian officers." Khizanashvili confirmed that lieutenant colonel Alexander Sava, lieutenant colonel Dmitry Kazantsev, lieutenant colonel Alexander Baranov and captain Alexander Zavgorodnev have been accused of espionage. Besides, similar accusations were brought against 11 Georgian citizens, who are Armenians, said Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff Mikael Harutyunyan.