Green Flash : Indeed; that was a jibe at the F3. The twist to this posturing could come sooner than we hope, however, if the expropriation of foreign stakes in the oil and gas industries denies Russia the expertise it needs to efficiently exploit its reserves. If European governments finally learn to stand together instead of knifing each other for crumbs (yes I am holding my breath; why do you ask ?) we may yet see Putin's sucessor take a more mature stance.
On the other hand, he may have just successfully provoked Georgia in an election year, in which case the interesting times will be upon us very soon.