Why exactly did Russia invade Georgia/S. Ossetia?

Question

whats the whole story?

Answer 1

Dear friends! We are watching the Great Lie from Internet! The reality is that Saakashvili FIRST bombed Tskhinvali on the Day of the Olympian Games! Georgian soldiers SHOT Russian Peace-making armies, peaceful population FIRST and only AFTER this Russian troops came to prevent further destruction. Remember Kosovo, and the US position in that case!

If you understand the reality, that means your have a free mind.

P.S. Please, send this message to all your friends. Thank you!

Answer 2

Southern Ossetia is officially a part of Georgia, but de-facto it is independent since 1994. S.O. wants to be a part of Russia as North Ossetia is now.At night of 08.08. Georgia attacked S.O. to bring it back, also it attacked Russian peacekeepers there (10 solders were killed). With the georgian shelling 2000 ossetians were killed. Russia requested Georgia to stop the fire and move back, it has no result. The UN did nothing to make Georgia stop the fire.

S.O. asked Russia for help and since Russian peacekeepers were killed and the majority of ossetians also hold Russian citezenship, the Russian troops were moved there. Now they are tryng to push Georgian forces back.

Actually it is georgian invasion to S. Ossetia.

See what Georgians did in Ossetia:

http://war.georgia.su/genocide.htm

(don't open it if your are too sensitive).

Answer 3

The conflict of Georgia with Russia is complex, volatile and highly dangerous, at least for those living in the region.

Claims are being made and denied, and counter claims made and also denied.

It's difficult to take sides with the Russian actions. The Russian area of Chechnya is in the same Caucasus region.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was split into the Republic of Ingushetia and proclaimed the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, which sought independence. The militants were Islamic separatists'.

Russia was not a willing partner and a very violent and bloody war occurred, often referred to as the First Chechen War, which lasted from 1994-96.

Something like a total of 41,500 were killed, Russian military, Chechen militants, and civilians which account for 35,000.

The Second Chechen War was from Oct 1999 to Feb 2000 and Russia regained control over Chechnya.

The Russians defeated a separatist movement in its own country so the Russian attitude over the Georgian South Ossetia is odd.

Mountainous South Ossetia, which is in Georgia, is separated from North Ossetia, which is in Russia, by the border between the two countries running high in the Caucasus.

The Ossetians are believed to be descended from tribes which migrated into the area from Asia many hundreds of years ago and settled in what is now North Ossetia. They aren't Russians but recently they were given Russian passports so Russia could call them Russians.

Over the past months, Russia placed a large number of troops and tanks on the Russian Georgian border claiming it was only a military exercise. Russia was planning this current invasion for many months and why did they invade on the day of the opening of the Beijing Olympics? Did they think the world media would give the invasion less attention?

The Russians claim they have invaded to protect their "Russian citizens" in South Ossetia and if that was the case why are they bombing other Georgian cities and ports outside of what is called the conflict area. The people of South Ossetia started moving their children to North Ossetia about one month ago, did they know the Russian invasion was coming?

Russia has invaded an independent country against the wishes of that country.

I suspect the Russian resentment is greater than the need to protect it so called "Russian citizens" in South Ossetia, and is probably more to do with Georgia becoming pro western and wishing to become a full member of NATO. That is unlikely to happen any time in the near future.

Most of Georgian trade is with Russia, and it buys Russian gas and oil and it would be very easy for Russia to stop the flow of both. Many Georgians work in Russia, sending home money to support their families. Those Georgians could be expelled by Russia who have already canceled all air flights.

The Japanese Self Defense Forces discovered a Russian spy ship off the coast of Okinawa where 25,000 U.S. Marines are stationed.

The 4,500 ton Russian spy ship was moving and stopping repeatedly in the high seas some 30 to 60 kilometers east of the island from around 2 p.m. Wednesday. The vessel stopped its engine and began floating at around 3 p.m. on Thursday, at a point some 70 km east of the southern tip of the island. May be they were trying to intercept radio messages to and from the U.S. military bases in Okinawa.

The trigger for the fresh escalation began last weekend, when South Ossetia accused Georgia of firing mortar rounds into the enclave after six Georgian policemen were killed in the border area by a roadside bomb. As tensions grew, South Ossetia began sending women and children out of the enclave.

Georgia is calling up its reserve military forces which includes many young men. If Russia were to engage in a full-on military conflict with Georgia, analysts say, the battle probably would be protracted and bloody

Answer 4

Russia is angry that one of their brakeaway states has become a democracy and wants to join the EU. Putin is KGB and they have planned this invasion into Georgia for months

Answer 5

For the same reason Hitler invaded Poland by stating they were only trying to help Prussia  

Answer 6

Russia is NOT invading Georgia. Georgia was directed by criminal and war criminal Bush administration to invade small republic of South Ossetia where Russian peacekeeping forces were stationed since 1992. Russia only helps South Ossetia to drive Georgian invaders away. Our government on purpose keeps spreading false and misleading propaganda in order to make Russia look bad. For your information Georgian puppet president Saakashvili is a former attorney from NY.

Answer 7

Georgia is an important link in a Gas pipe line which could dyversify Russia ...Thats why Russia attacked Georgia cause if Georgia or its part will be a part of Russia they will be able to keep their Gas and Oil Monopoly!!!!!!

Answer 8

They didn't "invade" Georgia nor South Ossetia.  They are trying to help South Ossetia break away from Georgia so that they will become part of Russia.  You see, South Ossetia's separatists don't want to be part of the country of Georgia anymore but there have been talks between the leaders about South Ossetia becoming part of Russia. Georgia doesn't want S.O. to secceede so they are trying to stop the separatists.  

Answer 9

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080809/wl...

GEORGIA INVADED SOUTH OSSETIA

SOUTH OSSETIA IS A FREE LAND

RUSSIAN CAME TO DEFEND ITS ALLY AND CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN SOUTH OSSETIA.

Plain and simple. No spin there.

Georgia got whipped pretty bad.  

Answer 10

Georgia was killing a lot of civilians with impunity by using rocket launcher and heavy artillery. During one night they have completely destroyed the capital of S Ossetia and killed around 2,000 out of less than 100,000 living in the region.  Russia tried to stop the use of force by Georgia through UN but with no effect, to stop the fighting they have moved in with tanks. As of right now Russia have laid out their demands to Georgia, pull out all military forces in the region and sign a legal agreement  not to invade S Ossetia in the future.