Europe threatened with war

The daily Dnevnik paints a gloomy picture of the consequences of the conflict in South Ossetia: "If the war in the Caucasus spreads quickly it could swell beyond Georgia's borders, confronting Europe with the worst crisis on its doorstep since the Second World War. In comparison with the Caucasian turmoil the war in Yugoslavia could be relegated to the last pages of the history books. The world has not been this close to a new Cold War since the implosion of the Soviet Union. .. The doubts about Russia's comeback as a world power have now been entirely dispelled. The primordial fear of the Russian bear has gained new force."

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