When Russia annexed Crimea last March, Kadri Liik of the European Council on Foreign Relations pointed out the marked difference in the way it handled its invasion of Georgia in 2008. The Russian government essentially provoked Georgia into attacking first and then crafted an elaborate justification aimed at rendering its actions compatible with international law.
当俄国去年3月吞并克里米亚时，欧洲外交关系理事会的卡德里·利克曾经指出克里米亚行动与2008年俄国入侵格鲁吉亚有着显著的不同。俄罗斯政府基本上挑逗格鲁吉亚首先发动攻击，之后编造了一个复杂的借口以显示其行动符合国际准则。但这次，卡德里写道，“莫斯科公然挑战了整个后冷战时期的欧洲秩序和规则体系。”