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“The world doesn’t care about Caucasus”

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Published 13 July, 2009, 18:47

The world is not interested in the situation in the Caucasus, and that’s why only Russia has so far recognized the independence of the South Ossetian republic, says political analyst Aleksandr Fomenko.

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