I just want to point out that the bloodbath in Chechnia and the 2008 "military operation" in Georgia happened much earlier than 2012. What changed is that they

I just want to point out that the bloodbath in Chechnia and the 2008 "military operation" in Georgia happened much earlier than 2012. What changed is that they became much more open about their real goals. Previously, they did their thing, perhaps slightly more subtly, while bullshitting the world.