Post by galvez on Nov 26, 2003 14:52:47 GMT -5
"Putin made it clear that no one in the Kremlin was shedding any tears over the ouster of Shevardnadze, whose attempts to play Russia and the West off each other and anchor Georgia to NATO has angered Moscow."
"Since his 1992 rise to power, Shevardnadze has pursued a largely anti-Russian policy, trying to position Georgia in the eyes of Western policymakers as a deterrent against Russia's imperialist ambitions in the region. That policy found support among parts of the Georgian population, given the role that Russia played in encouraging and supporting separatism in Georgia's provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The Kremlin responded by threatening to bomb Georgian territory over the alleged presence of Chechen rebels and periodically cutting energy supplies."
From The Saint Petersburg Times:
www.times.spb.ru/archive/times/922/top/t_11041.htm
"Since his 1992 rise to power, Shevardnadze has pursued a largely anti-Russian policy, trying to position Georgia in the eyes of Western policymakers as a deterrent against Russia's imperialist ambitions in the region. That policy found support among parts of the Georgian population, given the role that Russia played in encouraging and supporting separatism in Georgia's provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The Kremlin responded by threatening to bomb Georgian territory over the alleged presence of Chechen rebels and periodically cutting energy supplies."
From The Saint Petersburg Times:
www.times.spb.ru/archive/times/922/top/t_11041.htm