If he is the legitimate President then this makes the Russian move totally ok.
Thats a big if
Could easily have sought sanctuary At the Russian areas.
Quite honestly the so called ''new government'' in Kiev look like a joke.
Frankly from a limited viewpoint I have a lot of respect for them, they seem to be going out of their way to be inclusive and not give the Russians an excuse. It was a big mistake by the Georgian president. Not that its going to help the Ukranians much as we will still stand around p!ssing our pants.
Now I'm sure if the agressor was some two bit tin pot force that had no hope of inflicting any serious harm the US would be right in there.