From my limited understanding of this, much of the world recognizes this region as belonging to Georgia. As far as the reality or historical grievances, I complete ignorance - I have no horse in this race.
“I have no horse in this race”
Neither have I, but I cherish historical precision, whenever it is distorted.
When, back in 2008, I read in the Western media “Russia invaded Georgia!!!” (Many Americans didn’t even understand the title. What??? Russians in OUR Georgia??? LOL), I wanted to know what really happened there, because my trust in our own cooked facts is less than moderate.
A complex situation to be sure, for the territories and patchwork of peoples, which lived together for hundreds of years in the Russian Empire, since the 17-18th century... and got their independence only 22 years ago...