Russia appears to be taking Georgia's land inch by inch

[Dandelion]

Some Georgians even found their property split in half over the border moving overnight. One such tragic example has family members living on the Russian-controlled side. Sucks for them.

[user_]

I know Abkhazia and South Ossetia are historically Georgian lands, but do you think if Georgia accepted their independence, then it would stop Russia from occupying even more land and a truce could be agreed upon? If not, then what do you think Georgia should do?

It would not stop Russia. The main goal for Russians is not Abkhazia, or Osetia, the main goal is to return Georgia and whole Caucasus under Russian influence.

[user_]

Some Georgians even found their property split in half over the border moving overnight. One such tragic example has family members living on the Russian-controlled side. Sucks for them.

This was the reason of war in 2008.
When you wake up in the morning, you can be on another side of border. Russians and Osets were kidnapping people from Georgian villages and put them in jail for 20 years, for "illegal border crossing". Once Georgia decided to protect a village from Osetian bandits and Russia invaded Georgia with 90 000 troop, to "save Osetians".
Now they are doing pretty much the same. Provoking Georgians to use troop for defending borders and than they will invade again.

[Mingle]

It would not stop Russia. The main goal for Russians is not Abkhazia, or Osetia, the main goal is to return Georgia and whole Caucasus under Russian influence.

Okay. But how would they be able to do that if there is no territorial dispute?

[user_]

Okay. But how would they be able to do that if there is no territorial dispute?

There are regions with Azeri and Armenian population in the south. They can use them, usually Azerbaijanians and especially Armenians re pro Russian.