Ok, you got me there, me wrong, but Abkhazia certainly is (majority even have Russian passports) and on a religious basis, being Orthodox aligns them (Ossetia)culturally with Russia.
Plus Georgia Attacked. Aggressors.
And the essential point applies, even though consistency in foreign policy is really not smart, if independence for Kosovo from Serbia is OK, then why not these two provinces if they choose Federation with Russia.
It was wrong with Serbia...it is wrong here. But there was no physical invasion of Serbia. There is here.
“Plus Georgia Attacked. Aggressors.”
Who did Georgia attack? Not Russia. Georgia acted within its sovereign borders. Russia entered and attacked Georgia within Georgian borders.
This is Sudentenland redux. Plus oil.