Editing Carl Bildt (section)

===South Ossetian conflict===

After the [[2008 South Ossetia war]], Bildt wrote on his blog that the Russian rationale for its intervention, concern for the welfare of its expatriates in the [[Near abroad|Near Abroad]], had similarities with the rationale for the annexation of [[Sudetenland]].<ref name=sudet>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8281990.stm|title=Georgia 'started unjustified war'|work=[[BBC News]]|date=30 September 2009}}</ref> Bildt called [[South Ossetia]]n independence "a joke", and said it would be supported only by a "miserable" lot of countries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/155c31fa-745f-11dd-bc91-0000779fd18c.html?nclick_check=1|title=Kremlin told that move could backfire|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|date=27 August 2008}}</ref>