Ivan Sukhov: Abkhazia’s crisis sets a new precedent
Commentators have compared the recent uprising in Abkhazia's capital Sukhumi to the protests on Kyiv's Maidan Square. However, that is a bit of stretch. After all, tiny Abkhazia \u2014 which since its 1999 secession from Georgia has enjoyed strong Russian support \u2014 is definitely not Ukraine.
Commentators have compared the recent uprising in Abkhazia's capital Sukhumi to the protests on Kyiv's Maidan Square. However, that is a bit of stretch. After all, tiny Abkhazia — which since its 1999 secession from Georgia has enjoyed strong Russian support — is definitely not Ukraine.
