In October, as international commentary on the Russia-Ukraine War largely framed the conflict as a single-theater proxy war between the West and Russian imperial ambition, the naval arena of conflict quietly spilled into a new region. Following Ukrainian naval gains, Russia announced its plans to establish a new permanent naval base in Ochamchire, Abkhazia, a territory along the Black Sea comprising much of Georgia’s northwestern land. Although the Russian military has long occupied and based troops in Abkhazia, never has it so directly implicated Georgia and its occupied territories in the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
...as it happens, the "special operation" in Ukraine has as a consequence, more Imperialism.
is that it’s (entirely predictable and classic disinformation) BS. Which is exactly what you’d be saying if the shoe were on the other foot. In spades. 
