"The truth is on our side. We act absolutely correctly, morally and in accordance with international law," Putin said in an interview with Russia's Vesti-24 television

"And so, if any of the European countries wish to serve someone else's foreign interests - go ahead, we cannot insist otherwise," the former Russian president said.

Putin had earlier accused the White House of provoking the conflict in Georgia in order to give an advantage to "one of" the U.S. presidential candidates.

Washington has denied the allegation.