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Medvedev: Why I Recognized 2 Provinces

Georgia's 'madman' forced us to act, writes Russian president

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 27, 2008 9:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – Yesterday Russia recognized the Georgian provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states—a move that Dmitry Medvedev calls "a heavy decision." Writing in the Financial Times, the Russian president says that independence for the two breakaway regions, which have suffered under... Read full story »

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Medvedev: Why I Recognized 2 Provinces

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