They got a taste of the free world and they want none of their old kennel.
I think it is more than that taste of freedom. There is payback.
Russia went all in with a bad hand.
The poodles have become pit bulls.
Latvia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland all have PM/Pres in Tbilisi.
Russia will back down very soon IMHO.
The oligarchs sucking on the petro-teat will reign Putin in.