President Putin said, on October 1, Georgia's arrest of four Russian army officers for spying was "an act of state terrorism with hostage-taking",[REF] a statement that was downplayed by Saakashvili as "an overreaction caused by nervousness that they have created by themselves."[REF][REF] .
On September 17, Estonia's parliament passed a declaration in support of "strengthening democracy in Georgia" and condemning "the endeavours by the Russian Federation to suppress Georgia's intentions by using economic sanctions and threats of [using] force."[REF] .