Radiotone:

I don't see the marriage as particularly relevant to this story.

It's relevant because the conflict is about missle cooperation, not Georgia. It's just step one in a larger rollback across Western overreaching and bluster about satellite states. This ends when the US cries uncle, by choice or after Russian air defenses to the Iranians have changed the Middle East conflict. Making peace sooner could save the Polish radar sites. The US and its allies need Anne's bluster to declare victory while conceding defeat. Stoop to conquer.