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 Chavez Recognizes Abkhazia, South OssetiaPosted on Sep 10, 2009
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, in Moscow shopping for military hardware, may have been fishing for a discount when he announced that Caracas would join Russia and Nicaragua in recognizing the independence of the breakaway Georgian provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The U.S., of course, is a strong supporter and ally of Georgia.
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By Glenn, September 12 at 5:30 am #
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I am glad that Chavez did not recognized Stalin’s borders. Because In 1921 Abkhazia was proclaimed a Soviet Republic, and the Georgian Revolutionary Committee recognized the independence of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Abkhazia. Only in 1931, at Stalin’s behest, did Abkhazia lose its SSR status, when it was downgraded to that of an Autonomous Republic within the Georgian SSR.
Joseph Stalin (aka Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili) by Georgian origin made it a part of the Georgian SSR in 1931.
So, why the western world supporting Stalin’s ILLEGAL borders?
Why they are supporting Stalin?
Report thisBy ardee, September 11 at 7:11 am #
so left i am right, September 11 at 5:27 am
But, as exporters they are both competitors ,are they not? What benefit to Venezuela would a pipeline through the Caspian bring?
Report thisBy so left i am right, September 11 at 5:27 am #
Russia and Venezuela are oil exporters (for now…). They are in the
oil business. South Ossetia and Abkhazia are critical logistic
pathways for Caspian Sea oil which can be sailed through Istanbul
and on to markets in Europe.
Isn’t always about oil, money and the intoxicating power they bring?
Report thisBy Rex Ozone, September 10 at 7:58 pm #
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I, too, am a supporter of the Bolivarean revolution and if Chavez’ opinion is correct he may need all the fire power and diplomatic allies he can get when the power of the pentagon is unleashed from Bogota, our cocaine connection that practices Negroponte values to this day (death squads and paramilitary proxies.) Let’s hope Blackwater is as unsuccessful here as they are in covering up their crimes.
Despite the similarity of pressures put upon Chavez and Obama the president still does not have the concern Chavez does about the authority that could assassinate either or both given the right scenario…now being constructed, possibly, by the hard right for both countries.
Report thisBy ardee, September 10 at 3:16 pm #
This move by Chavez is to win favorable prices for weaponry from Russia….I am a supporter of this man’s politics and policies in Venezuela but wonder why he needs to arm his nation even further?
Report thisBy Russian Paul, September 10 at 2:18 pm #
This is good, but I already thought Chavez did this. Would like to see other
Report thiscountries stick it to the US as well.