Russia’s actions are aimed at fomenting an anti-government backlash in Georgia, thereby paving the way for pro-Russian political forces to come to power. But the illiberalism inherent in Russian imperialism is not limited to recent behavior, and, more disturbingly, it extends to the question of Georgia’s territorial integrity, as Russian troops continue to prop up secessionist regions.
俄罗斯行动的目标在于挑起格鲁吉亚境内的反政府浪潮，从而为亲俄罗斯的势力掌权铺平道路。但是俄罗斯帝国主义内在的反自由主义并不局限于其最近的行为，更令人担忧的是，它延伸到了格鲁吉亚领土完整的问题上，因为俄罗斯的军队不断地支持想要脱离联邦的那些地区。