TBILISI, July 6. /TASS/. Russia is not an invader, but it supports the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which will never be part of Georgia again, Russian senior lawmaker Pyotr Tolstoy ...
TASS/. Russia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia, which have once again raised the issue of relocating the regular International Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in the South Caucasus from ...
This area has seen the emergence of several de facto states, such as Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which have declared independence but lack widespread international recognition. Recent research has ...
Russia has occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia after a war with Tbilisi in 2008, backing local breakaway leadership. Both regions are internationally recognized as Georgia's sovereign soil.
Sergei Chaban, who is in charge of Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia, had warned their forces must disarm or face Russian troops there as well as in South Ossetia where the conflict began on Friday.