Proofs of what? I am arguing with the fact that Georgia was provoked.
Canada and Mexico are completely different. I would not compare political situations and the relationships between Canada, Mexico, and US with Russia/Georgia relationships.
You want to dig deeper, you need to go back to Stalin and find how all these nationals battles got started.
The oil going from Azer. to Europe bypassing Russia really close to the border.... Again... Деление сфер влияния в нестабильной ситуации.