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Originally Posted by Ductor Remigium
What is happening now in Georgia? There seems to have been few "crisis" in the relationships between Russia and Georgia. the latest one is that apparently Russia has closed the border between the two countries. Georgia captured a few russian spies and they're now releasing them. "Mr Putin likened the arrests to the repression of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's feared police chief, saying they were "a sign of the political legacy of Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria"." Awhile ago Putin also accused Georgia of state terrorism.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5397102.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5398384.stm
Seems that Russia doesn't like Georgia being a pro-western country. |
I have been watching this rather closely, aswell. Different point of view then yours, I'd imagine!
Four Russian spies were caught and Putin twisted it so that Georgians had taken "several Russian soldiers" as captives.
Intresting is that energy-cut in the last winter did not have the affect Putin hoped, separtist forces are way too small without the Russian support and now Russians try to keep their soldiers in Georgia. They actually have two bases right in the Georgia capital. These bases are supposed to empty by the year 2008, so Putin is in a hurry.
I'd like to hear how the Russian media is covering this. Strong coloring, I suspect.