For someone with personal experience of Russian harassment and full-blown military attack, it is hard to observe the recent debate in the United States about Russian meddling with merely an academic interest. As the president of Georgia from 2004 to 2013, I saw firsthand how Russia treats its neighbors—and now Americans are getting a small taste of what former Soviet states have experienced for decades.
It’s quite a turn of events, because since the end of World War II, every step taken by United States has had direct implications for the well-being and even the existence of countries around Russia. In …read more
Source: European Voice
