Medvedev says Russia may annex Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and Former President of the Russian Federation, has said Russia may annex the occupied Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Source: Medvedev's article in the Kremlin-aligned newspaper Argumenty i Fakty (Arguments and Facts)

Quote: "The idea of joining Russia is still popular in Abkhazia and South Ossetia...

It's quite possible it will be implemented should there be good reasons for doing so."

Details: While relations between Moscow and Tbilisi have improved in recent years, Medvedev accused the West of creating tensions around Georgia by raising the issue of its possible accession to NATO.

"We will not wait for our fears to become closer to reality," he stressed, referring to the possible annexation of Georgian territories.

Medvedev also claimed that Russia's recognition of the "independence" of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008, when he was president, "was in line with the will of the peoples of these countries, the UN Charter, and it enshrined historical justice".

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