Georgians Welcome US Navy In BatumiFrom the Sun (U.K.):
RUSSIA last night warned the West that arming Georgia for attacks against breakaway republics would be treated as a “declaration of war”.
President Dmitry Medvedev dramatically upped the stakes in the crisis and threatened military retaliation if America’s nuclear missile shield is built in Russia’s back yard.
Medvedev — whose parliament has been condemned by the G7 group of nations for recognising the two pro-Moscow states of South Ossetia and Abkhazia — hit out after the Pentagon vowed to help Georgia rearm.
Pentagon official Bryan Whitman said: “Down the road we will be looking at what may be required to rebuild the Georgian military.”
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More News On Russia / Nato Relations
Russia Warns Against Re-Arming Georgia -- The Financial
Russia Accuses US, European Countries Of Re-arming Georgia -- Georgia Daily
Military help for Georgia is a 'declaration of war', says Moscow in extraordinary warning to the West -- Daily Mail
Europe and Russia: A History of Confrontation -- Deutsche Welle
Analysis: Europe and Russia Head for Hot Peace -- Deutsche Welle
Cheney to visit Georgia amid Russian chill -- AFP
My Comment: By threatening war against Nato and the U.S. .... and without the means to back-up such a threat .... Russia is entering a dangerous and reckless agenda. Support from its allies are minimal at best, and its military is years away from being a credible threat. This talk is all bluster, but if it is unable to follow through on what they are threatening to do .... their situation will become very unstable.
It is also clear that Russia is now worried about a guerrilla war breaking out in the Caucasus. Chenya, Dagestan, and now parts of Georgia .... these regions in the Caucasus are fiercely anti-Russian. It will not take much for them to start a low level conflict with Russian soldiers.