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Medvedev described Georgia in much the same way as Western leaders had once described Serbia (Photo: kremlin.ru)

EU leaders condemn Russia in shadow of Kosovo

EU leaders have condemned as illegal Russia's decision to recognise the Georgian breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, while Georgian rebels compared the move to the creation of Kosovo earlier this year.

The Russian decision is "absolutely unacceptable," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said while visiting Tallinn on Tuesday (26 August), AFP reports. "It is our position that the recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia does not conform to international law."

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Medvedev described Georgia in much the same way as Western leaders had once described Serbia (Photo: kremlin.ru)

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