Life for ethnic Russians in Georgia was worse than hell – what can Bush and Sarkozy do?
Neena Paramanik
Aug. 10, 2008

Ethnic Russians lived like rats under the oppressive Georgian rule. The recent outbreak of violence between the Russians and the Georgians is a direct result of that. It is a shame that United States and Europe Union did nothing to prevent human rights abuse in Georgia.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said "... they no longer believe they can live safely in the state of Georgia."

The fingerpointing over which side began the battle last Thursday intensified with Russia accusing Georgia of a genocidal plot to cleanse the region of ethnic Ossetians loyal to Russia.

Georgia accuses Russia of executing a long-planned war with the aim of taking control of the pipeline that carries Asian oil to Black Sea ports.

Russia's Black Sea Navy imposed a blockade on Georgia's coast, which it said was aimed at stopping shipments of military supplies into the country, according to Interfax, Russia's official news agency.

Urkaine, a former Soviet republic like Georgia, said it might prevent Russian navy ships involved in the blockade from returning to their bases in the Crimea, an spokeswoman with Urkaine's foreign ministry said.

"This statement is new to us and it requires analysis," said Russian Defense Ministry Colonel-General Anatoly Nogovitsyn. "It is a case of a third party intervening in the process, which is quite surprising."

Russian soldiers in the breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia warned Georgian troops to move out of their way as they intend to advance into Georgia's western region, Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said Sunday.

The Russian forces plan to move into the city of Zugdidi, which is beyond the border of the breakaway province of Abkhazia, Utiashvili said.

What can US President George Bush and French President Sarkozy do to help the Georgians? According to international think tanks, if the disproportionate and dangerous escalation on the Russian side continues, it will have a significant long-term impact on U.S.-Russian relations. But there is little chance that NATO or US troops will intevene even if Russia occupies the whole of Georgia.

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