Red SquareRussia's Five Strategic Operating Principles -- Strategy Page
September 4, 2008: Russia has proclaimed five strategic operating principles for how it will operate in the future. First, Russia observes international law. Second, it rejects U.S. dominance of world affairs in what it calls a unipolar world. Next, it seeks friendly relations with other nations. Fourth, it will defend Russian citizens and business interests abroad. And fifth, it claims its own sphere of influence in the world.
The idea of obeying international law would be commendable if Russia hadn't just invaded Georgia in August and asserted it was going to annex the Georgian separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Its cloak for the Georgian operation was to prevent "genocide" in the two regions. This shifted any blame of international law violation to the Georgian government.
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My Comment: We now know where Russia stands.
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"The idea of obeying international law would be commendable if Russia hadn't just invaded Georgia in August and asserted it was going to annex the Georgian separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia."
I'm sorry to inform you that Georgia attacked South Ossetia on the night from the 7th to the 8th of August. The day after Russian troops entered South Ossetia to prevent mass killing of South Ossetians (Russian citizens) and to defend their peace troops that already were in the region.
Russia didn't annex South Ossetia and Abkhazia. It declared them independent. Russian troops are there because the people in Abkhazia and South Ossetia want them to be there. Hell I would want russian protection if I had a ethnic nationalistic Georgian government breathing in my neck.
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