DISINFO: Russo-Georgian war was openly provoked by Washington's protégé Saakashvili
SUMMARY
The logic of US foreign policy actions in the region could be observed when the US special services were "withdrawing" Georgia from the zone of Russian influence. After all, the war on 08.08.08 (in South Ossetia) was openly provoked by Washington's protégé Saakashvili, thereby rudely cutting off contacts with the superpower, whose influence even after the "Rose Revolution" was quite large.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative trying to deny any role for Russia, blaming Georgia and its political leadership for the Russo-Georgian war of 2008 which resulted in the further occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by additional military forces from Russia.
Georgia is a sovereign country attacked by Russia in 2008. Many international organisations condemned the further occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, see e.g. the CSCE statement here and the European Parliament's declaration.
The EU's independent investigative commission into the 2008 Russia-Georgian war confirmed that Russia had been provoking Georgia for a long time and "Much of the Russian military action went far beyond the reasonable limits of defence."
Currently, Russia occupies 20% of Georgia's territory, about 12 years after the Russo-Georgian War, and continues to breach its international obligations by consolidating its control in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Russia continues its military presence in both Abkhazia and South Ossetia in violation of international law and commitments undertaken by Russia under the 12 August 2008 agreement, mediated by the European Union.
More information about the conflict can be found on Myth Detector.
See similar cases claiming that Georgia lost Abkhazia and South Ossetia because of Saakashvili's activities and that the Russo-Georgian war was between Georgia and South Ossetia.