ever ▁in ▁history ▁held ▁on ▁Russian ▁territory , ▁made ▁some ▁exper ts ▁believe ▁that ▁Put in ▁is ▁incl ined ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁anti - N AT O ▁b loc ▁or ▁the ▁Asian ▁version ▁of ▁O PE C . ▁When ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁suggestion ▁that ▁" West ern ▁obser vers ▁are ▁already ▁li ken ing ▁the ▁S CO ▁to ▁a ▁military ▁organization ▁that ▁would ▁stand ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁NAT O ", ▁Put in ▁answered ▁that ▁" this ▁kind ▁of ▁comparison ▁is ▁in app ropri ate ▁in ▁both ▁form ▁and ▁subst ance ". ▁ ▁Post - S ov iet ▁states ▁▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁so - called ▁colour ▁revolution s ▁in ▁the ▁post - S ov iet ▁states , ▁namely ▁the ▁Rose ▁Revolution ▁in ▁Georgia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Orange ▁Revolution ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Tul ip ▁Revolution ▁in ▁K yr gy z stan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁led ▁to ▁fr ict ions ▁in ▁the ▁relations ▁of ▁those ▁countries ▁with ▁Russia . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Put in ▁critic ized ▁the ▁Rose ▁and ▁Orange ▁revolution s , ▁saying : ▁" If ▁you ▁have ▁permanent ▁revolution s ▁you ▁risk ▁pl ung ing ▁the ▁post - S ov iet ▁space ▁into ▁end less ▁conflict ". ▁▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁economic ▁disput es ▁er upt ed ▁between ▁Russia ▁and ▁some ▁neighb ors , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Russian ▁import ▁ban ▁of ▁Georg ian ▁wine . ▁And ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁such