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Article: South Ossetia to back Russian link ; EUROPE
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 13, 2006
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Russia's frayed relations with Georgia have come under fresh
strain after the internationally unrecognised republic of South
Ossetia held a referendum designed to pave the way for its
incorporation into the Russian Federation. Georgia fought an
unsuccessful war from 1990 to 1992 to keep the small mountain
statelet within its borders and has pressed hard for the breakaway
republic to "return home" ever since.
But South Ossetia has other ideas and has been trying to distance
itself from Georgia by becoming part of Russia for more than a
decade.
Its fate is at the heart of a row between Russia and Georgia,
with Moscow keen to retain its influence and Tbilisi desperate to
govern a strong ...