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Article: Russian ambassador defends recognition of South Ossetia, Abkhazia
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 28, 2008
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Russian ambassador defends recognition of South Ossetia, Abkhazia
BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Russian Ambassador to China Sergey
Razov said on Thursday the "direct cause" of Russia's recognition of
South Ossetia and Abkhazia's independence was the "acts of Georgian
leaders".
Razov said it was the only possible decision by the Russian
Federation to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and
Abkhazia.
"In history, military action should be stopped during the Olympic
Games, but on Aug. 8, the Georgian armed forces launched a
perfidious attack on South Ossetia," he said.
"During the 14 hours before the Russian army sent reinforcements
to its peacekeeping forces, gunfire completely ...