Russian Journalist Fyodor Lukyanov in his article "Tree years of Russian - Georgian war: the Russian lethargy" in the Russian edition The Foreign Media wrote the estimation of Saakashvili's actions for the last several years.
He said that after the short war in August 2008 the situation now stable and no renovation of a conflict is envisaged, nevertheless the Georgia's problem became now a periphery question at the background of the world economic crisis, war in Afghanistan and replacement of USA President. Despite the detached from Georgia republics are not recognized by wide international community its status is obeyed even by the representatives of EU who are conducting the monitoring of the situation on site.
At the same time the Moscow undervalued the strength of Mikhail Saakashvili''s position. After the war is was expected that the events would develop under the usual scenario for Georgia the resignation of a President, chaos and pressure from the next one third president. But this not happens. The Georgian leader after the short shock managed to convert the fruits of own adventurism policy.