People wave a South Ossetian and a Russian flag
Опубликовано: 16:06, 16.09.2014
epa01467287 People wave a South Ossetian and a Russian flag in Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, on 26 August 2008, to celebrate the news about Russia’s recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev formally recognized Georgia?s rebel regions as independent, defying Western criticism as its troops remained in the former Soviet state. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV