Russia recognizes Abkhazia, South Ossetia independence
 MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Prime-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a televised broadcast Tuesday he had signed decrees to recognize the independence of Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
"This is not an easy choice but this is the only way to save human lives," he said.
On Monday, Russia's parliament called on Medvedev to recognize the republics.
The move follows a large-scale military conflict between the two breakaway republics and Russia on one side and Georgia on the other side.
Abkhazia and South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia after military conflicts in the early 1990s, but no country had recognized them until now.
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