What does the Russia-Georgia mean to the UK?

Question

I've seen all the talk between US and UK, US offering Georgia humanitarian aid, Russia threatening to nuke Poland...but what does it all mean to the UK? I'm confused because I don't understand it all, and I'm worried as a result..'nuke' isn't friendly to me...please help.

Answer 1

Russia is trying to save the influence on Post soviet Republics, but these republics invaded 90-70 years ago Know know price of Russian hegemony and slavery and are trying to escape it by becoming NATO members, they hope that NATO will Protect them.

If you See National Interests Of Russia, Proved By Duma in 2001 you'll see on statement, that Russians National interest is to become center in multipolar World and spread its influence on Caucasus, Eastern Europe and they central Asia.

In fact National interests of Post soviet Countries (about becoming NATO members) intervenes with Russians National Interest and that causes Conflict (war). If these countries Become NATO member than Russia won't have any influence and will lose it's national interest, that is most important think for any country.

Russia Claims to be Democratic (according to Freedom house it's democracy level is quite Poor and is falling every year),so it can't just go in another country and invade it (spread influence by putting there puppet government) and is seeking for reasons or Creating Reasons. Russia Provocated Georgia By killing it's Soldier in S. Ossetia conflict Region and by shooting Georgian Villages in the Region. Georgian government lost Temper and responded on aggression. Russia had already prepared militaries as was planning this provocation long before and began invading Georgia, it's main Roads, Railways, ports..

Russia Hoped to:

1) Overthrow Democratic government and put their puppets Loyal to PutMed.

2) Underline the fact that it has a power and Russians Militaries are strong enough to conquer a country (in this case Tiny Georgia)

3) Show Nato that they are to accept Country with serious threats that puts hole Nato to threat and in this way frighten tham.

4) To Show the world that only pipeline that doesn't cross Russia and goes to Europe through Georgia isn't as safe as thay sought.

Russia is becoming Evil Empire and if it won't be able to satisfy it's ambitions and appetite as a revenge probably will become partner with Iran and N. Korea (they sell lot's of Armour already there)

Answer 2

As has been said there is a large oil pipeline running through Georgia from Caspian Sea fields to the Mediterranean in Turkey (avoiding Russia and Iran).  There were plans to expand this route for export of oil and gas further which look likely to be considered too 'risky' an investment now for British companies.  Had this been a secure route it would have added to diversity of supply and hence energy security for the UK and the rest of Europe.  There is discussion of all this in Telegraph article below and reader comments.

Answer 3

I really don't think there's any thing to worry about. But, if Russia attacked any Nato member we would be obliged to defend them. If that came to a nuclear exchange..... Whoops!

Answer 4

If it escalates it will put more pressure on the credit crunch , I have a friend in high finance in the city she has said the one incident caused many problems immediately.

Answer 5

Means that there will be more nations clamouring to join NATO.

Answer 6

It does seem to be crassly unimportant over here. Russia is portrayed as the next massive threat to the whorl (it was China but the Olympics is sooo good, they can be forgiven now). For a long time relations between Russia and the UK were very strained. THAT was a worry!

Answer 7

I just see the USA poking its nose into other country's affairs and problems with the UK lagging behind again. I think this crisis is a worry but if Bush gets involved then it's an even bigger worry. I hope it doesn't lead to a third world war because prats like Bush are the type to lead us up to it. I don't know about anybody else but I refuse to let that happen!

Answer 8

A bit like it was with UK/Ireland so many years ago.

The Russians are bottling SOME trouble for themselves.  

Answer 9

What it means to me is,more tax because it will mean sending more people to this or that meeting and nothing will be done.!!!

Answer 10

Russia has been threatening violence towards Ukraine,Georgia and Poland.All NATO countries are bound in treaty to protect each other,Poland is in NATO.So the threats of Russian hotheads could escalate to a global conflict.The financial and energy systems would collapse and the countless people could lose their lives.The UK has to voice support for Georgia,because the greater the opposition to Russian aggression,the more Russia will realise that they will be taking on a lot more than they first thought.They might back down with so many opposing them.If everyone keeps quiet,then they will be emboldened to invade small countries and take permanent control

Answer 11

Storm in a tea cup, stirred by the media.. not even headline news today. Russia did NOT threaten to Nuke Poland, a general said if Poland had a missile defence system on it soil, it would be the first target in any conflict.. harsh but true. The media reported it out of context and "sexed" it up to make headlines.

Most European leaders know that Georgia bit off more than it could chew and got a dressing down from Russia. End of.

Answer 12

Some British company controls an oil pipe in the north of Georgia.  They have had to temporary close it down.  So I'm sure that will mean something to the UK.  

Answer 13

dosnt mean much to the uk, its happening very far away, georgia attacking south ossetia then getting disciplined by russia is the same as when iraq invaded kuwait then we/usa stopped them so russia hasnt really done anything wrong despite what fox news says

oh and that threat to poland is because poland are allowing the usa to build a missile battery on their soil, calling it a shield dosnt change what it is or what its capable of, this is similar to how the usa started the cuban missile crisis (the cuban silos were built in response to the usa building silos in turkey 5min strike time from moscow)