International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-23

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00:01:09 1 History
00:01:44 1.1 Developments in 2008
00:03:45 2 Russia's recognition
00:07:52 2.1 Georgia's response
00:11:32 2.2 Western response
00:11:49 3 Controversy
00:11:58 3.1 Comparisons with Kosovo
00:17:24 3.2 As a precedent in other disputes
00:19:01 3.2.1 Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Republic of Artsakh)
00:21:20 3.2.2 Transnistria
00:22:14 3.2.3 Within Russia
00:23:19 3.2.4 Separatism
00:23:52 3.3 Various arguments
00:26:32 3.4 Other events
00:27:29 4 Positions taken by states
00:27:39 4.1 States formally recognising Abkhazia or South Ossetia as independent
00:27:51 4.1.1 UN member states
00:28:00 4.1.2 Other states
00:28:08 4.2 States that recognised Abkhazia or South Ossetia as independent, but subsequently withdrew recognition
00:28:23 4.2.1 UN member states
00:28:31 4.3 States that do not recognise Abkhazia or South Ossetia as independent
00:28:44 4.3.1 UN member states
00:28:52 4.3.2 Other states
00:29:00 5 Positions taken by intergovernmental organisations
00:29:38 6 Positions taken by non-state actors
00:29:49 6.1 Regions with independent governments
00:29:59 6.2 International non-governmental organisations
00:30:10 7 See also



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Abkhazia and South Ossetia are partially recognised republics in the Caucasus, claiming independence from Georgia.Russia's initial recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia occurred in the aftermath of the Russo-Georgian War, six months after the western recognition of the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo from Serbia in February 2008. This, and resultant non-recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by the West, has led to claims of hypocrisy and double standards on the part of both sides of the recognition divide.In total, Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been recognised by seven and six UN member states respectively, though Vanuatu withdrew its recognition of Abkhazia in 2013 as did Tuvalu of both in 2014. The two regions recognise each other, and also have some recognition from other non-UN member states. In May 2018, Syria recognised the independence of both breakaway territories.Georgia and the majority of countries of the world do not recognise them as independent. Georgia officially considers them to be sovereign territory of the Georgian state under Russian military occupation.