Guardian: Russia moves inland

Georgia accused Russia of violating international law after Russian forces advanced their border posts even further into Georgian territory, the Guardian writes.

In addition, Russia, by the way, seized a part of BP’s oil pipeline.

At that time, as last weekend all the attention of European leaders was paid to the Greek crisis, Russian troops in unrecognized South Ossetia erected new pillars, moving several hundred meters deep into Georgian territory.

According to the Georgian Foreign Ministry, as a result, about one and a half kilometers of the Baku-Supsa pipeline were, as was said, in the occupied territory.

Representatives of the European Union Observation Mission report that one of the pillars near the village of Orchosani was moved to the south by 300 meters, and another one was moved near the village of Tsitelubani.

The Kremlin has not yet commented on these reports, however, according to analysts, its strategy in Georgia, as well as in Ukraine, is that no one can guess what its true intentions are.

Some believe that in this way Moscow emphasizes its dissatisfaction with talks about Georgia’s possible accession to NATO and the EU.

The move also puts the government in Tbilisi, formed by the Georgian Dream party, which promised to improve relations with Russia when it came to power three years ago, into an extremely awkward position.

In practice, Georgia can do little to confront Russia, especially due to the fact that Western leaders face other problems.

The head of the European Commission, Donald Tusk, postponed the visit to Georgia scheduled for this week due to the Greek crisis.

Many in Tbilisi believe that the West has not drawn any conclusions from the 2008 war of the year about what Moscow’s ambitions are.

The newspaper reminds that the new tension in the Caucasus is taking place against the background of a statement by General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to whom Russia represents a growing threat to global security.

He drew particular attention to the so-called hybrid war in the east of Ukraine. Such a tactic, the general said, is aimed at spreading ambiguity, making decisions difficult and slowing down the coordination of effective response actions, the Guardian writes.