Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET January 2017 Political Science
Which Republic/Republics was/were supported by Russia in the Georgian war of 2008?
ASouth Ossetia
BSouth Ossetia and Abkhazia both ✓ Correct
CAbkhazia
DNagorno-Karabakh
Correct answer: (B) South Ossetia and Abkhazia both — Russia supported both South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the 2008 Georgian war.
Explanation
★Russia supported both South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the 2008 Georgian war.
★The Russo-Georgian War broke out in August 2008.
★It was fought between Georgia and the Russian-backed breakaway regions.
★Both South Ossetia and Abkhazia sought independence from Georgia with Russian help.
★Russia recognised both as independent states after the war.
★Nagorno-Karabakh is a separate dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
★The war is often called the first European war of the twenty-first century.
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