As Joe Biden visited Kyiv and Tbilisi, the Obama Administrationmanaged to dilute a key message that Russia should respect thesovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors.
The muted U.S. responses to recent power shifts in Ukraine andBelarus demonstrate that the U.S. is unwilling to challengeMoscow's growing influence. The U.S. should support Ukrainiangroups that are committed to democracy, support sovereignty andterritorial integrity of all post-Soviet states, and expandhigh-level diplomatic dialogue with Moscow about contentiousissues.
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Russia has signaled its intention to continue escalating the crisisin Georgia by unilaterally and illegally recognizing theindependence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Unless West responds inunequivocal terms, it is more than likely that Russia will pursuesimilar policies in other neighboring states, particularly Ukraine.