The Nexerus said
1. The war lasted more than twice that long.2. The Republic of Georgia was not defeated. There was no change of sovereign borders, only de facto Russian occupation of a portion of Georgian territory. Unlike the conflict in neighbouring Azerbaijan about fifteen years before the Russo-Georgian war, which ended in universal compliance to the , the situation in Georgia remains actively in dispute.The United States had no duty to defend Georgian territory. Russian occupation of Ukraine, on the other hand, is in violation of the treaty under which Ukraine transferred its nuclear stockpile to the Russian Federation (the ). While Ukraine isn't a NATO power, Poland and Lithuania are, and Russia is making military movements in Kaliningrad (a Russian exclave bordering both countries) similar to those made near Ukraine prior to the occupation of Crimea.
Thank you for the corrections, it's hard to fact check on a work break on a phone, although in the case of how long the Georgia conflict lasted, being off by 4 days is fairly trivial, all considered. As for that treaty, I admit I have never heard of it, but I still don't think it's going to draw the West into war over Ukraine.
As for the mobilization near Polish and Lithuanian borders, also news to me as I haven't checked on what's been happening for a couple days. Now that's an interesting development, although I have my doubts Russia would be that bold, given that would provoke a NATO military response.
Either way, it's going to be interesting to see how this pans out.
