Nine Years After Georgia-Russia War, ‘NATO Hustle in Caucasus Looks Suspicious’
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Exactly nine years ago Tbilisi launched the US-backed Operation “Clear Field” against South Ossetia and Abkhazia. While the operation led to the resounding defeat of the Georgian armed forces, it appears that the lesson remained unlearned, Sputnikcontributor Alexander Khrolenko notes.
If Georgia, the US, and their allies don’t take into account the interests of Russia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the Caucasus, that’s not going to be good for anyone, Sputnik contributor Alexander Khrolenko points out, recalling that exactly nine years ago Georgia kicked off its Operation “Clear Field” aimed at depriving South Ossetia of its independence and sovereignty and invading Abkhazia.
“On the night of August 8, [2008] Georgian troops attacked the capital of South Ossetia Tskhin...