“A lot of things have been reported. You are talking about Abkhazians fighting for Russia. They really are not Georgians, though they used to be.”
Abkhazians, too. Only Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent. The rest of the world recognize them as part of Georgia.
Well I have been there and the world is wrong.
I have traveled widely in those areas.
Recognition doesn’t matter when you are there.
They consider themselves to be part of Russia and the
Georgians do as well. There are distinct borders and
much resentment about Abkhazia...but South Ossetia
is not and never has been of Georgian culture.