Civil War in Georgia [1992-RRRR]

The text deals with the analysis of conflicts in the territory of Georgia, which are considered to be the so-called. " Frozen ", however, their destabilizing potential for Georgia and the South Caucasus region is still considerable. This was most doubted by the conflict between Russia and Georgia in 2008.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moscow tried to find a way to maintain influence in the post-Soviet republics. To this end, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was founded in 1991, which was joined by most of the post-Soviet states. Georgia refused to join the CIS. Since then, Russia's entire relationship with Georgia has been based on efforts to force Georgia to join the CIS. The growing ethnic conflicts between the Georgians and local minorities, which eventually escalated into a war between Georgia and separatist Abkhazia and South Ossetia, respectively, seemed to be a great means of coercion.

Georgia's relations with Russia are one of the fundamental keys to understanding the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Without taking into account the broadest context of these relations, it is not possible to properly orientate oneself in the complex issues of the origin and course of conflicts and the large number of reversals in their resolution.

At the time of its independence, 70% of Georgians and 30% of representatives of ethnic minorities ( mainly Armenians, Russians, Azerbaijanis, Ossetians, Greeks and Abkhazians ) lived in Georgia. At that time, Russians ( occupiers ) and other ethnic minorities, especially the Ossetians and Abkhazians, who were called " guests on Georgian soil ", were not particularly welcome in the country.

The beginning of the very intensive activities of the Russian Federation in the separatist regions of Georgia can be set as March 6, 2008, when Russia denounced the decision of the CIS Council of Presidents of 1996 on economic, trade, financial and transport sanctions against Abkhazia.

Russia willingly provided weapons to Georgia to exacerbate the situation in the conflict zones and secure a mediator position so that it could control the conflicts so that Georgia could reach a " dead end " and be forced to join the Commonwealth of Independent States and use Russian " disciplinary " assistance. rebellious territories.
The motive was also to prevent the independence of the separatist Georgian territories, so as not to set a precedent to which Chechnya, one of the entities of the Russian Federation that shared separatist sentiments with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, could set itself.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moscow tried to find a way to maintain influence in the post-Soviet republics. To this end, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was founded in 1991, which was joined by most of the post-Soviet states. Georgia refused to join the CIS. Since then, Russia's entire relationship with Georgia has been based on efforts to force Georgia to join the CIS. The growing ethnic conflicts between the Georgians and local minorities, which eventually escalated into a war between Georgia and separatist Abkhazia and South Ossetia, respectively, seemed to be a great means of coercion.

Russia - Georgia relations and the war on Abkhazia and South Ossetia: List of abbreviations

Russia - Georgian relations and the war on Abkhazia and South Ossetia: References

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