In their final summation of three days of arguments, lawyers for Russia on Wednesday described Russian troops as a benign force that was controlling looting and protecting ethnic Georgians. They claimed Georgia's legal team had misrepresented the plight of refugees who fled during last month's five-day war.
Georgia brought the case to the International Court of Justice days after its troops were crushed in a Russian counteroffensive last month following Georgia's attempt to retake South Ossetia by force.
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