Russia will avoid annexing Georgian statelets
Occupation and control is enough for Moscow despite South Ossetia's desire to join Russia
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- Swapping sovereignty for annexation
- Unpromising analogies
- Turbulence in Abkhazia
- Opposition tries to unseat president
- Khajimba's gamble pays off
- Moscow unconcerned
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_350.jpg "A boundary sign warns Georgians not to enter territory claimed by South Ossetia (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)")