What is going on with Georgia and Russia?

Question

What is going on with Georgia and Russia? Spark of WWIII?

Enlighten me please

Answer 1

The stuff thats going on right now is taking place in the Georgian province of South Ossetia, which became its own breakaway province in the 1990's. The Georgian president has always claimed that he would one day win back the province, while Putin (president of Russia) had announced previously that any move on Georgia's part would result in Russian military action, as many of the people of South Ossetia are or have Russian citizenship.

So basically Georgia attacked and Putin kept his promise. Georgia claimed that it invaded South Ossetia because of rebel attacks, while the Georgian breakaway territory claims Georgia violated a ceasefire.

It is all rather confusing - i wouldn't say that this is a spark of WWII, more a spark of the downfall of communist Russia, when South Ossetia gained independance.