Are things really coming to a head in the Caucuses?
Violence is escalating in Ingushetia (bordering Chechnya), Sochi, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Edward Lucas has written a lucid overview of the Russian conflict with Georgia and whether we are on a cusp of a major war.
A Russian position on the Ossetia question is here, arguing that the Kosovo precedent, along with the US push for Georgian and Ukrainian NATO membership, are muddying the waters.
Recently, Israel had acceded to Russian demands to stop supplying Georgia with arms.
Let's see how things develop and hope that a full escalation can be avoided.
