Saakashvili lost the real war, and now after the EU report he is losing a publicity war as well, former Irish Times international editor Seamus Martin told RT.
However, Martin says, there is little prospect that the international community will now be more inclined to consider the independence claims of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
“The general view of the international community – and by the way, this report – is that Russia’s recognition of these two places is not legal,” Martin said.