I'm currently watching RUSSIA TODAY - the English speaking russian news channel.

The official line, repeated again and again is that they are in Georgia on a humanitarian mission.

This conflicts in my view with the information on the BBC

The russian perspective is that America is using this situation to persuade europe that they need an anti missile defence system installed. Poland has apparently been given an anti missile capability.

Apparently they would be reporting from Tshkinvali, but there are Georgian snipers there taking pot shots so it is too dangerous.

They deny that there is any violence in Gori.

On the BBC, I have seen images of Russian soldiers wiping their feet with a Georgian flag.

There is much implied self congratulation for ending the violence in Tshkinvali.