▁by ▁a ▁fabric ated ▁need ▁to ▁protect ▁eth nic ▁" compat ri ots " ▁res us cit ates ▁the ▁arguments ▁used ▁to ▁an nex ▁Sud eten land ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ." ▁▁ ▁France : ▁France ▁was ▁critic ised ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁Crime a ▁for ▁continu ing ▁to ▁prepare ▁two ▁M ist ral ▁class ▁am ph ib ious ▁assault ▁ships ▁for ▁delivery ▁to ▁Russia . ▁The ▁first ▁one ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁delivered ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁France ▁eventually ▁decided ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁delivery ▁on ▁hold ▁in ▁September , ▁following ▁increasing ▁es cal ation ▁in ▁the ▁Don b ass , ▁and ▁reported ▁Russian ▁inter vention ▁there . ▁▁ ▁Georgia : ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Georg ian ▁president ▁Giorg i ▁Marg vel ash v ili ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview , ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁it ' s ▁a ▁right ▁choice ▁to ▁al ien ate ▁Russia , ▁to ▁cut ▁relations ▁with ▁Russia . ▁Because ▁al ien ating ▁Russia ▁makes ▁Russia ▁even ▁more ▁ag gress ive , ▁un predict able ▁and ▁dangerous ". ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁Russia ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁understand ▁" that ▁relations ▁between ▁neighb ours ▁or ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁aren ' t ▁built ▁through ▁military ▁inter vent ions ". ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁followed - up ▁his ▁earlier ▁remarks , ▁saying , ▁" the ▁occupation ▁of ▁Georg ian ▁territ ories ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁war ▁in