The Roki Tunnel, which links Russia and South Ossetia in Georgia. When Russian forces moved through the tunnel into Georgia at the war’s start is in dispute. From The New York Times:
TBILISI, Georgia — A new front has opened between Georgia and Russia, now over which side was the aggressor whose military activities early last month ignited the lopsided five-day war. At issue is new intelligence, inconclusive on its own, that nonetheless paints a more complicated picture of the critical last hours before war broke out.
Georgia has released intercepted telephone calls purporting to show that part of a Russian armored regiment crossed into the separatist enclave of South Ossetia nearly a full day before Georgia’s attack on the capital, Tskhinvali, late on Aug. 7.
Georgia is trying to counter accusations that the long-simmering standoff over South Ossetia, which borders Russia, tilted to war only after it attacked Tskhinvali. Georgia regards the enclave as its sovereign territory.
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My Comment: With calls from European and U.S. political leaders for an examination on the start of the war, Georgia is laying the groundwork for their case. They are obviously concerned on the opinions and comments that are critical on Georgian actions, and are releasing phone intercepts to prove their case.
This is not working. There are already many interpretations on why the Russians were having a spike in their communications, the Georgian explanation is just one of them. To make their case, Georgia will need to provide more. The problem is there is no more to give.
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