Rumor has it that Russia wasn’t happy about it docking since it was carrying weapons. Looks like we either decided not to risk an ‘incident’ or maybe just still deciding what to do. The coming hours will tell. Either way, I’m sure there’s more to this than whats out in public.
We continue to denounce and talk, but the more we talk and the more tangible actions the Russians continue to take in response. dramatizes our inability or unwillingness to stop the incursions. The very public Russian demonstration of Western weakness will have consequences well beyond Georgia.
Tough titty. We and the Georgians are not happy the Russians are blocking access to and patroling in the city either. We have more right to be there, weapons or not, than the Russians, since we are there at the invitation of the recognized government.
I guess when the Chinese put troops ashore in Baja, and they head north, you wouldn't want to upset them by sending armed ships to "monitor" their progress.
Of course it hasn't actually been confirmed that Dallas and McFaul are not going to put in to Poti. They still might, and they might just be waiting on the Mount Whitney and those German, Spanish and Polish frigates.