Comments on: Putin accuses Georgia of crimes against its own people http://www.threekingsblog.com/2008/08/putin-accuses-georgia-of-crimes-against-its-own-people/ the ongoing chess game between the U.S., the E.U. and Russia Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:39:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: leapsecond http://www.threekingsblog.com/2008/08/putin-accuses-georgia-of-crimes-against-its-own-people/#comment-219 leapsecond Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:44:29 +0000 http://3kingsmiddlegame.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-219 ...Which isn't good considering that Russia is still wary of NATO and its tactics (in Russia's eyes) to isolate it a la the Cold War. …Which isn’t good considering that Russia is still wary of NATO and its tactics (in Russia’s eyes) to isolate it a la the Cold War.

]]> By: Nicholas Alan Clayton http://www.threekingsblog.com/2008/08/putin-accuses-georgia-of-crimes-against-its-own-people/#comment-218 Nicholas Alan Clayton Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:04:12 +0000 http://3kingsmiddlegame.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-218 Yeah, I think the Russian government in some ways sees South Ossetia and Abkhazia as a tit-for-tat after the independence of Kosovo, so I'm not sure what repercussions there will be other than upping the intensity of the geo-political game with NATO and the United States. Yeah, I think the Russian government in some ways sees South Ossetia and Abkhazia as a tit-for-tat after the independence of Kosovo, so I’m not sure what repercussions there will be other than upping the intensity of the geo-political game with NATO and the United States.

]]> By: leapsecond http://www.threekingsblog.com/2008/08/putin-accuses-georgia-of-crimes-against-its-own-people/#comment-217 leapsecond Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:43:23 +0000 http://3kingsmiddlegame.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-217 My money's on South Ossetia becoming part of Russia by the time this is all said and done, but I can't help but see some sort of backlash in the future (for Russia) if they were to annex SO. My money’s on South Ossetia becoming part of Russia by the time this is all said and done, but I can’t help but see some sort of backlash in the future (for Russia) if they were to annex SO.

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