neolex:

@extraneus

Possibly, but he is risking crossing more and more lines in the EU leadership, thus making eventual measures against Russia more severe. It is possible that he is obsessed with a zero-sum concept, thinking that the more damage he can do to Georgia, the better it is for Russia, but I doubt it.
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more likely the Russians just think that this area is their near abroad where they have a historical right to act in their own interest just as say –the french do when they send troops to various african former colonies.

I’m not saying that I agree.