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September 30, 2008 A Wider Doctrine Comment by Vladimir Frolov Special to Russia Profile |
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When Russian forces destroyed Georgia’s army and sank its Western-donated navy during a five-day-long war in August in order to protect South Ossetia and Abkhazia from Mikheil Saakashvili’s suicidal policies, many in the West argued that this would send a signal throughout the post-Soviet space that the former Soviet bloc countries should seek NATO’s protection from Russia’s aggressive policies. However, the actual message that politicians in states like Azerbaijan and Moldova are deciphering is antithetical.
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