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|{{CRO}} || Former [[President of Croatia|President]] [[Stjepan Mesić]] stated that he is worried over the Russian decision and said that "such a decision makes the complex situation in the region even more complex". He also said that "fait accompli policy could create an impression that the move was aimed at avoiding talks on the future status of South Ossetia and Abkhazia".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/mesic-zabrinut-zbog-ruskog-priznanja-juzna-osetije-i-abhazije/399778.aspx|title=Mesić zabrinut zbog ruskog priznanja Južna Osetije i Abhazije|access-date=5 April 2016}}</ref> [[Neven Jurica]], former [[Ambassador of Croatia to the United Nations|Croatian Permanent Representative to the United Nations]], called the Russian Federation's action regrettable and illegitimate.<ref name="georgiandaily1">{{cite web|url=http://georgiandaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6929&Itemid=65|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830191935/http://georgiandaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6929&Itemid=65|url-status=dead|title=GeorgianDaily Forum|archive-date=30 August 2008|website=georgiandaily.com}}</ref>
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|{{CRC}} || At a UN Security Council meeting regarding the Georgia situation, [[Jorge Urbina (diplomat)|Jorge Urbina]], the [[Permanent Representative to the UN]] for Costa Rica, referred to the Russian actions as the dismemberment of a UN member state by force. "We cannot, and the international community should not, reward this approach, which is counter in all aspects to international law.... Such a settlement could not be based on 'might is right' and must include respect for the territorial integrity of Georgia, the rights of the peoples of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and the integrity of international law and the principles of peaceful coexistence as enshrined in the United Nations Charter."<ref name="ref1">{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/sc9438.doc.htm|title=SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY POLITICAL AFFAIRS, PEACEKEEPING ON GEORGIA DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING 26 AUGUST RECOGNITION DECREES ON ABKHAZIA, SOUTH OSSETIA|access-date=5 April 2016}}</ref>
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|{{CYP}} || [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Cyprus)|Foreign Minister]] [[Markos Kyprianou]] has said that relations of Russia and Cyprus are very close but on the other hand Cyprus supports "the respect and protection of the territorial integrity of states, and this is a principle which the Republic of Cyprus supports and supported in the case of Kosovo, so developments of the past few days in Georgia have worried us".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famagusta-gazette.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=69&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=4933&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2350&hn=famagusta-gazette&he=.com|title=Home – Famagusta Gazette Online – Breaking News, Cyprus Issues, Weather|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912150922/http://www.famagusta-gazette.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=69&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=4933&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2350&hn=famagusta-gazette&he=.com|archive-date=12 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The government has issued a statement saying that "Cyprus expresses its deep concern over developments in Georgia. The Republic of Cyprus supports the respect of the rules of international law including the respect of the territorial integrity of states, of the UN Charter and of the principles of the Helsinki Final Act. Moreover, the [[Government of Cyprus|Cyprus Government]] supports peaceful resolution of international disputes by political means through negotiations, avoiding unilateral actions that could aggravate the situation in this sensitive region".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/61F1C384AC10C776C22574B20025DDBB?OpenDocument|title=MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – News – Cyprus concerned over developments in Georgia|access-date=5 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202557/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/61F1C384AC10C776C22574B20025DDBB?OpenDocument|archive-date=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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