Thread by @BigShambaEnergy

okay, let's talk about what Boris #Nemtsov said after the 08.08.08 aggression (#Tskhinval)
Boris Nemtsov is a well-known russian opposition politician who was killed in 2015. there will be tweets with his direct quotes🧵
#Немцов #AbkhaziaisnotGeorgia #SouthOssetiaisnotGeorgia

“Let's start with the most dramatic and bloody events about Ossetia and Abkhazia. the problems of South Ossetia and Abkhazia have been dragging on for a long time, they did not arise during the time of Putin or even during the reign of Yeltsin, they are much older… 🧵

…The conflict between Abkhazians and Georgians dates back hundreds of years. During the time of Stalin, who was a Georgian, there was a forced Georgification of Abkhazia. That is, Georgians moved to the territory of Abkhazia and had to assimilate there…🧵

…Approximately the same thing happened in South Ossetia. These conflicts escalated during the collapse of the USSR. At the time of the collapse of the USSR, Abkhazians began to fight for their independence, as well as South Ossetians...🧵

…Nevertheless, when the USSR was disintegrating, it was decided by Yeltsin, as well as by the President of Georgia at that time - Gamsakhurdia, that they would receive the status of autonomies within Georgia… 🧵

…However, then bloody clashes began in Ossetia and later in Abkhazia, as a result the following happened: (war) 200k Georgians fled Abkhazia and about 4 thousand died on both sides. less people died in Ossetia, but also thousands» 🧵

Now let's look at what Nemtsov said about #Saakashvili.

“At the time when Saakashvili became President of Georgia, #Abkhazia and #SouthOssetia were already de-facto autonomous (not controlled by #Georgia).” 🧵

“Saakashvili, for reasons absolutely incomprehensible to me, decided to take Tskhinval, the capital of Ossetia, and in a matter of hours Georgian units took the city on the night of August 7 to 8…🧵

...Moreover, you can find footage on YouTube of Georgians entering Tskhinval and hanging their flag over the parliament. this happens in a matter of hours, there are literally no troops there, there are few peacekeepers...🧵

…Georgians use heavy artillery at the same time, and, by the way, the organization #HumanRights Watch was in Tskhinval and they recorded that the Georgians fired from BM-21 “Grad” (these are heavy rocket launchers) and from tanks in the city.»…🧵

"In my opinion, #Putin and #Saakashvili are very similar. In fact, Saakashvili is Putin's younger brother. Look - Putin bombed #Grozny with huge guns. He fired rocket launchers at a peaceful city…🧵

…Saakashvili did the same with #Tskhinval. You can say whether he was provoked or not provoked. Provoked, but did he shot? The answer is he shot. Point.» 🧵

"Next - the dispersal of demonstrations.
One of them is bludgeoning the "march of the dissenters"- including me- with clubs.
And the second handsome man is bludgeoning his opposition in #Tbilisi … 🧵

…He is certainly not a identical twin, he is - I would say - Putin's fraternal twin. A identical twin is generally indistinguishable. And this one is a fraternal twin. Of course, #Saakashvili is far from Putin, but he is trying… 🧵

“My opinion is that they are brothers, and both of them will not rest until they leave."