As the West focused on Russia's effort to shift Georgia's internationally recognized borders, the Kremlin denounced the U.S. use of a Navy destroyer and Coast Guard cutter named the Dallas to deliver aid to Georgia's Black Sea coast.
"Normally battleships do not deliver aid," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dryly told reporters in English, apparently confusing the word "warship" with "battleship."
Earlier Tuesday, the United States said it intends to deliver humanitarian aid by ship on Wednesday to the beleaguered Georgian port city of Poti, which Russian troops still control through checkpoints on the city's outskirts.
Lavrov is a bit confused. He thinks we give a damn about his opinion on this issue.
We keep taking more steps to demonstrate our support to Georgia in order to keep Russia from restarting the war. Each gradual step places us more firmly inside Georgia, increasing the price Russia would have to pay if they risk striking our forces or people on humanitarian and rebuilding missions. Eventually, we'll rebuild the Georgian military to defend Georgian territory.
Russia has not won this war. I don't get why anybody thinks Russia achieved any objective they did not already have.
