Mikhail Saakashvili

Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia

In a HARDtalk interview broadcast on 18 September, Stephen Sackur talks to Mikhail Saakashvili, the President of Georgia.

Last month's conflict over South Ossetia was a defining moment in relations between Russia, Georgia and the West.

Although both sides have agreed to a ceasefire, the long term prospects for stability in that corner of the Caucasus look bleak.

Stephen Sackur talks to Georgia's president, Mikhail Saakashvili.

Will he have to pay the price for a serious error of judgement?

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