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Duma advances int'l recognition of Transnistria, Abkhazia and S.Ossetia as countries
With the latest statement passed by Russia's Duma, Transnistria (Pridnestrovie) and two other unrecognized countries are now one step closer to international recognition. Russia already recognized the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria. The statement also says they are now democracies with all the proper attributes of statehood.
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