Yes, Russia has been reverting back to the bad old days for quite awhile now, in my opinion.
Thanks to a special emailer for pointing to this article:
“Russia wants to redraw map of Europe in peace terms with Georgia”
“The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, is taking Russia’s peace terms to Georgia, after Moscow achieved a crushing victory in a five-day war.”
By Adrian Blomfield in Gori
Last Updated: 8:01PM BST 12 Aug 2008