During the second Chechen war Western countries had supported radical islamists (like Isis, Taliban, you know the type). This was taken really badly in Russia a

During the second Chechen war Western countries had supported radical islamists (like Isis, Taliban, you know the type). This was taken really badly in Russia as something completely unfair. Georgia was one of the thirst countries of that were pushed to NATO where things went badly. The US had been slowly supplying Georgia with NATO equipment and this shifted the balance of power and "status quo" and uncorked a local ethnic conflict - president Saakashvili attempted to score patriotism points, hoping that NATO would back him and that Russia would not act on Sochi agreement. NATO obviously didn't back his invasion. Point is, there is no much trust in western military branch from the perspective of those outside it's protection.