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Politic / 26.08.2008 16:44 Russia recognizes breakaway Georgia regions
President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia has decided to recognize the independence of the breakaway Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia has decided to recognize the independence of the breakaway Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In a televised address, Medvedev said he had signed a decree on the decision. Few other countries are likely to follow Moscow's move, but it is sure to further escalate tensions between Russia and the West. Tuesday's declaration comes as Russian forces remain in Georgia. They are staking out positions beyond the de-facto borders of the two separatist regions. Abkhazia and South Ossetia have effectively ruled themselves since breaking away from Georgia in independence wars in the 1990s.
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