Did Biden flip-flop on Georgia?

In last night's Democratic presidential debate, Senator Joe Biden was making the case for his foreign policy credentials when he brought up the ongoing turmoil in Georgia:

This is not about experience, it's not about change, it's about action. Who among us is going to be able to on day one step in, (end ?) the war. Who among us understands what to do about Pakistan? Who among us is going to pick up the phone and immediately interface with Putin and tell him to lay off Georgia because [President Mikheil] Saakashvili is in real trouble?

This seems to indicate support for Saakashvili's position that Russia has orchestrated the anti-government  protests that were dispersed by force last week. This is a fairly controversial claim on its own, but it seems stranger given Biden's own statements on Wednesday after a phone call with Saakashvili last week: 

President Saakashvili's remarkable record made his actions last week all the more upsetting to Georgia’s friends around the world. In response to peaceful political demonstrations against his government, he ordered the police to clear the streets, injuring as many as 500 people, shut down independent media and declared a state of emergency.

Peaceful protests or foreign meddling?  Biden's position seems a little unclear. Meanwhile, Georgia finally lifted emergency rule today. No word yet on the proof the government claimed to be preparing of Russia's role in the demonstrations.