[Published summary:] - The aftershocks of the crisis in Georgia are rocking China. A chill in ties with Russia reflexively prompts Washington to cultivate Beijing. Some signs of it are already there.
The Russian Perspective
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"I was running from Georgian troops, not Russian troops. I'd like to thank the Russian troops for helping out."
The struggle over a tiny, impoverished part of the Caucasus mountains has erupted into a widening confrontation between Russia and the West, the worst since the Soviet Union collapsed.
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This is circulating on other social networks as a collection of images from a Russian solider.
For some of those witnessing the fighting in the Caucasus over the past few days, the narrative is straightforward and easy. The plucky republic of Georgia, with just a few million citizens, was attacked by its giant eastern neighbour, Russia.
Georgia is an outpost of US and NATO forces, on the immediate border of the Russian Federation and within proximity of the Middle East Central Asian war theater. South Ossetia is also at the crossroads of strategic oil and gas pipeline routes.
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia — Refugees from South Ossetia on Sunday described being shelled and shot at and forced to run for their lives — leaving homes, family members and most of what they had behind.
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