Let me remind you that almost all current population of Abkhazia has Russian citizenship. So Russian goverment has some natural obligations in terms of their security...

Alexey, Moscow, Russia

You have to love US push for democracy!

If it doesn't serve United States policy, thereby lets deny the freedoms of people in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Alex, Melbourne, Australia

Russia's forces are peace-keepers under the UN mandate. Gergia has tried once to ethnicly cleanse Abhazia and South Ossetia in 1990. Russian soldiers and many volunteers have saved these small nations. They must be given independence like Kosovo. Georgia be aware, US masters are far away!

Oleg, Toronto, Canada

If NATO wants to support the independence of Kosovo and put more troops in the country, then why shouldn't countries such as Russia increase their troop numbers in Abkhazia and South Ossetia but also pursue their own territorial ambitions?

Balance, please!

Piotr, Madrid, Spain

The Russians recently sold state-of-the-art antiaircraft missiles to Syria, Iran, Venezuela and China. Perhaps the west should 'Sell' some of our own to Georgia under the 'lend lease' system.

I.E. Any that you don't fire at the Russians you have to pay for.

Richard, Ireland,

It is unhelpful to all parties to keep defining independent, sovereign Georgia in terms of its former status ie as 'former Soviet satellite'. The Soviet and Tsarist periods were relatively brief episodes in Georgia's long history and the terminology is becoming rather worn.

George, Montrose, UK

A sad consequence of having an alliance of weak militaries and weak willed leaders is that "warnings" to Russia from NATO will mean little.

JL Ronish, seattle, usa