Yushchenko gives refuge to SaakashviliÂ’s family

Georgian President Mikhail SaakashviliÂ’s wife and two children are reported
to have taken refuge in the Ukraine at the holiday home of its President,
Viktor Yushchenko.

Russian newspaper DNI.ru reports that SaakashviliÂ’s wife, Sandra Roelofs,
was visiting the Olympics in Beijing with her children when Georgia attacked
South Ossetia. But instead of returning to Tbilisi, they decided to stay at
YushchenkoÂ’s closely guarded dacha on the Crimean Peninsula.

The two presidents’ families have a close relationship – Yushchenko is a
godfather of SaakashviliÂ’s younger son, while Saakashvili christened one of
YushchenkoÂ’s daughters.

It was earlier reported that Roelofs was set to return to the U.S. and seek
help from her psychotherapist. She was said to be stressed by the news of
GeorgiaÂ’s offensive in its breakaway republic of South Ossetia.

As a result of the attack by the Georgian army, the ancient town of
Tskhinvali was almost wiped out and over two thousand people were killed.

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