“It seems to be a coup d’etat imitation”
Published: 05 May, 2009, 17:32
TAGS: Conflict, Military, NATO, Georgia, Politics, Saakashvili
Saakashvili badly needed arguments both to convince NATO that he is still threatened by Moscow, and to repress his opposition, says Kirill Koktysh from the Moscow State University of International Relations.
“Saakashvili is the only one who is likely to take advantage of this situation. Both NATO and Russia are only supposed to react, but not to play any role in this game,” Koktysh said.
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It is also possible that the so-called coup d'etat was already part of the NATO exercises: set up an "incident," blame it on Russia and start bringing in NATO troops ... plus give Saakashvili yet another opportunity to play his favorite role of a "victim" who ordered last year an artillery ambush that killed scores of Russian peacekeepers in Southern Ossetia, while NATO rushes in to "express its solidarity" with the very same Sakaashvili for doing just that.