Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has declared that Russia will recognise the independence of Georgia’s breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He made the announcement in Sochi following a unanimous vote for the republics’ independence by both houses of the Russian Parliament in Moscow on Monday. The leaders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Sergey Bagapsh and Eduard Kokoity, have reiterated that “they will never agree to remain within Georgia” at an emergency session of the Federation Council. Read the rest of this entry »
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Medvedev backs independence for Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Posted by alfied on August 26, 2008
Posted in Multipolar world | Tagged: Liberation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia | 1 Comment »
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