Comments on: Russia recognises South Ossetia and Abkhazia independence http://www.wonkosworld.co.uk/wordpress/2008/08/26/russia-recognises-south-ossetia-and-abkhazia-independence/ Half a bee, philosophically, must ipso facto half not be Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: wonkotsane http://www.wonkosworld.co.uk/wordpress/2008/08/26/russia-recognises-south-ossetia-and-abkhazia-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-20517 wonkotsane Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:49:47 +0000 http://www.wonkosworld.co.uk/wordpress/2008/08/26/russia-recognises-south-ossetia-and-abkhazia-independence/#comment-20517 Probably more to do with the gas pipeline that runs through South Ossetia ... Probably more to do with the gas pipeline that runs through South Ossetia …

]]> By: axel http://www.wonkosworld.co.uk/wordpress/2008/08/26/russia-recognises-south-ossetia-and-abkhazia-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-20513 axel Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:10:28 +0000 http://www.wonkosworld.co.uk/wordpress/2008/08/26/russia-recognises-south-ossetia-and-abkhazia-independence/#comment-20513 Russia after its sudden exit from the soviet union has a lot of unresolved issues and thuis is just the start of their resolution. Estonia will be a real bugger from them Krim will be problematic Trans-dneister will be the interesting one, (I wonder if the Trans is viz a viz moscow or as tradition states it should be and Rome?) Russia after its sudden exit from the soviet union has a lot of unresolved issues and thuis is just the start of their resolution.

Estonia will be a real bugger from them

Krim will be problematic

Trans-dneister will be the interesting one, (I wonder if the Trans is viz a viz moscow or as tradition states it should be and Rome?)

]]> By: Charlie Marks http://www.wonkosworld.co.uk/wordpress/2008/08/26/russia-recognises-south-ossetia-and-abkhazia-independence/comment-page-1/#comment-20511 Charlie Marks Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:03:10 +0000 http://www.wonkosworld.co.uk/wordpress/2008/08/26/russia-recognises-south-ossetia-and-abkhazia-independence/#comment-20511 The roots of this lie in Kosovo's declaration of independence being recognised by several European powers & the US, of course - the Russian bear didn't growl at the time... I can't see a quick entry into the Russian Federation for either Abkhazia or South Ossetia, though. It would be too obvious. A few years down the line, possibly. It's worth noting that Georgia etc were part of the Russian Empire, which pre-dated the Soviet Union. Within the Soviet union Ossetia and Georgia were administratively separate and the Russian govt argues Georgia annexed S. Ossetia on declaring independence. All very complicated. So, One might ask what the fuck has all this got to do with us? Milibliar trying to cobble together an anti-Russian alliance, etc. Are they lying when they say it'd be easy to get an alternative route to Afghanistan if the Russians cut of access through their airspace? I wonder... The roots of this lie in Kosovo’s declaration of independence being recognised by several European powers & the US, of course – the Russian bear didn’t growl at the time… I can’t see a quick entry into the Russian Federation for either Abkhazia or South Ossetia, though. It would be too obvious. A few years down the line, possibly. It’s worth noting that Georgia etc were part of the Russian Empire, which pre-dated the Soviet Union. Within the Soviet union Ossetia and Georgia were administratively separate and the Russian govt argues Georgia annexed S. Ossetia on declaring independence. All very complicated.

So, One might ask what the fuck has all this got to do with us? Milibliar trying to cobble together an anti-Russian alliance, etc. Are they lying when they say it’d be easy to get an alternative route to Afghanistan if the Russians cut of access through their airspace? I wonder…

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