Aggressive Foreign Policy as an Instrument for the Legitimization of Putin's Regime
The responsibility of Georgian President Michael Saakashvili for the war with Russia continued to be hotly debated in Georgia, Russia and the world several months after its end.1 Indeed, there are various views about Saakashvili’s decision to attack South Ossetia. By the end of the war, the international community was inclined to recognize the adventurous actions of the Georgian president, but put most of the blame on Moscow for its disproportionate reaction, its bombardment of Georgian cities, its permission to South Ossetian forces to plunder Georgians villages and kill Georgians, as well as its long occupation of Georgian territory.
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Vol 51
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pp. 232-241
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Vol 2020
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pp. 82-92
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2020 ◽
Vol 20
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pp. 410-416
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