Two post-Communist Christian powers fighting for a breakaway region at a time when Jihadists are active throughout Caucasus region.
Putin regime wants to keep control over breakaway Abkhazia as a trump card against Georgia, but such policies will only exacerbate tensions and create an ideal environment for Jihadists to expand their activities throughout Caucasus and strenghthen the influence of countries like Iran in the region. It will be Putin first and foremost to blame for the conflict if it takes place.
It's useful to remember that recently killed Chechen warlord-terrorist Shamil Basayev and other Chechen Islamic Terrorists started their careers in the early 1990's Georgian-Abkhazian separatist war. Russia's backing of Abkhaz separatist regime backfired with Abkhazian volunteers--armed, equipped and trained by Russia--were later found fighting in the first and second Russian-Chechen wars, including Basayev.
If Heaven forbid, there will be Russian-Georgian war, it will be the war between those who MUST BE ALLIES. Truly, whom Gods want to destroy, they deprive of sanity. I have every hope that common sense will prevail and Russia will stop aiding separatists against Georgia and starts cooperating with Tbilisi.
I would imagine it would also be asymmetrical.
Russia/Georgia PING ! Pls read my comments under the article too--praying there won't be another Russian-Georgian war over Abkhazia and Russia and Georgia will become good neighbors and partners in Caucasus region.
This is very painful for me as well.
requesting some prayers ping
Sounds like a muddled mess.