Sergei Ivanov

Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.

It was one of the most one-sided of conflicts. In five days the Russian military crushed Georgia's armed forces. Georgia's secessionist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are in effect under complete Russian control. In Tbilisi there is anguish, in Europe and Washington consternation.

Sergei Ivanov is Russia's Deputy Prime Minister. Is Russia ready for a new era of confrontation with the West?