Is Russia behaving badly by recognising the breakaway Georgian provinces ?

Question

Is Russia really giving the rest of the world one middle finger or is it just about the oil pipeline and money?

Answer 1

South Ossentians don't want to be part of Georgia. Ossentians and Georgians don't share the same language, ethnic or cultural background. In 2 referendums South Ossentians voted and they clearly expressed (aprox 95 % of them) their wish to be independent from Georgia,

Ultimately they want to unite North Ossentia (currently part of Russia) and become the Republic of Ossentia. But for now they want the Georgians to leave them alone and they've been following the legal process according to the international law to obtain their independence by becoming the republic of South Ossentia.

Georgia, NATO and the US did not accept the 2 South Ossentian 'referendums'  as valid because they said they contradict Georgia's sovereignty. But who are they to determine that? Is anybody paying attention to what the South Ossentians have been wanting for a long time, isn't that called South Ossentian sovereignty?

But we all know that Georgian or Ossentian sovereignty isn't really what US and NATO are defending here, right?

This has gone way beyond a local conflict.

It all comes down to the fact that South Ossentia happens to be a very strategic region for the US.

What do we expect Russia to do when South Ossentians prefer Russian citizenship. North Ossentians already have it and of course both Ossentias do have a bond.

Answer 2

Why is it bad for Russia to support south ossetia's independance when the whole world approved of Kosovo's??

Answer 3

Russia is behaving as per the wish of the breakaway georgian provinces, where the people are living with russian passports, since they are russians.  No wonder russians joining russians.

Answer 4

It was  and is a Cold War spirit.

U.S. got Georgia whereas russia got S.O. and other.

Many political historians believed that the future will be a re-run of Cold War between U.S. and Russia again.

Answer 5

Russia is being an obstinate mule. It won't have anything to do if America actually puts the line down because Russia is in very bad shape. Very poor, murders every day, poverty wracked, it is not a superpower.

It is trying to regaing the power it enjoyed in the past but disregaurding one country's soverignity is annoying. Making laws about another country is being a stupid fool.

America supports Georgia. There is going to be the Cold War 2.

Answer 6

I think that Sam(above) makes the arguments well. It is also worth noting that the West kept quiet when Kosovo did the same, despite what the Russians had to say.

I missed the cold war. Great to see that it has begun again!

Answer 7

I am really surprised of chris's answer S because he makes a mistake, Moscow is the capital the richest in the world with more than 74 multimillionaire, they have weaponry the best, Mr Bush announced that Russia is a threat however USA for the simple reason she it is to stabilise very quickly. Russia paid debt very his and it is made quite a lot of money and when to you said that Russia is made tired on the contrary she are in great shape. I THINK THAT YOU KNOW that pink revolution was made by USA which one put the nose indoors. Mikheil Saakachvili is now president favour has the American money of the government. I do not understand how they is possible put a president who chews the tie in power. USA give lecture the Russian but him is not better, them not to respect the contract of Alaska (I know that to think of you that Russian they sold Alaska but it is need!) they had to return her in 100 years but they pretended to have lost the contract. Georgia it even na not to respect are contract, she had to make nothing during GAMES. The television lies to us, the government tells us that of lie. Why they do not speak any more about war in IRAQ, IL ya still of serviceman American bottom. USA not of reason to wage war in Iraq, finally if the oil then they are going to go to IRAN always for the oil. When they say that RUSSIAN are of villain, it is needs him never have begin a war. Employed them to search any reason to begin a war with RUSSIA.