James Duncan

The anti-Russia protest is exciting in a way little UK protest is. A line of police is standing in front of the Russian embassy, and outside are 2-300 clearly pissed off Georgians. Lots of flags, lots of chants of Sakashvelo (Georgia) and mobile phones taking pictures.

It's a bit later and around 1000 people are here. More flags and the protest has spilled onto the street. The 4 lane highway is now 1.5, and since every car is beeping it's impossible to tell who's happy and who simply wants to get home. Some blonde ho Nati knows keeps doing interviews, and I was also on Ossetian TV. Lines of people are holding hands, and an enterprising type is giving out candles for everyone to hold in front of the media. I smell the sweet sweet smell of PR.

There's now got to be 2-3000 people, and we are walking back to town behind a giant Georgian flag. This feels like it will last all night but we're off home.