Bereft of ally Ukraine, Georgia goes it alone against Moscow ANALYSIS 01/21/2010

Bereft of ally Ukraine, Georgia goes it alone against Moscow ANALYSIS 01/21/2010 TBILISI — Ukraine’s expected turn toward Russia under a new president will leave pro-Western Georgia to go it alone in opposing Moscow in the former Soviet Union, analysts said. With Orange Revolution leader Viktor Yushchenko’s inglorious ouster from office, Georgia has lost a key ally after nearly five years of joint efforts with Ukraine to transform the post-Soviet political landscape. Hopes that both countries could be at the forefront of Western efforts to diminish Russia’s influence in its former empire have dimmed, analysts said, and Georgia is looking increasingly isolated..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary20100121com3.html

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