International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Difference between revisions

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|{{flag|Donetsk People's Republic}}

|27 June 2014 (South Ossetia)

25 February 2022 (from Abkhazia) and 9 March 2022 (reciprocal recognition from DPR)

|12 May 2015 (South Ossetia)

9 March 2022 (Abkhazia)

|After receiving South Ossetian recognition in 2014, the Donetsk People's Republic reciprocated recognition and additionally recognized Abkhazia on 11 May 2015.<ref name="DPR">{{cite web |title=Ukrainian separatists recognize Abkhazia, South Ossetia, 13 May 2015 |url=http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/185417/ukrainian-separatists-recognize-abkhazia-south-ossetia.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100442/http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/185417/ukrainian-separatists-recognize-abkhazia-south-ossetia.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=2015-05-13 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

On 22 February 2022, the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] published a statement welcoming the recognition of independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics by Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]]. On 25 February 2022 [[President of Abkhazia|President]] [[Aslan Bzhania]] announced the recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic.

Russia [[Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts|annexed]] the DPR on 30 September 2022. The annexation is [[International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic|internationally unrecognised]].

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| 2 || {{flag|Luhansk People's Republic}} || 18 June 2014 (South Ossetia)<br />25 February 2022 (from Abkhazia) and 10 March 2022 (reciprocal recognition from LPR)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apsnypress.info/ru/item/7005-luganskaya-narodnaya-respublika-priznala-suverenitet-i-nezavisimost-respubliki-abkhaziya |title=Апсныпресс - Луганская Народная Республика Признала Суверенитет И Независимость Республики Абхазия |publisher=Apsnypress.info |date= |accessdate=2022-03-16}}</ref>|| 28 January 2015 (South Ossetia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/luhansk-people-s-republic-recognizes-south-ossetia/515072.html |title=Luhansk People's Republic Recognizes South Ossetia &#124; News &#124; the Moscow Times |website=www.themoscowtimes.com |access-date=19 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715102008/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/luhansk-people-s-republic-recognizes-south-ossetia/515072.html |archive-date=15 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />10 March 2022 (Abkhazia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apsnypress.info/ru/item/7007-respublika-abkhaziya-i-luganskaya-narodnaya-respublika-ustanovili-diplomaticheskie-otnosheniya |title=Апсныпресс - Абхазия И Луганская Народная Республика Установили Дипломатические Отношения |publisher=Apsnypress.info |date= |accessdate=2022-03-16}}</ref>|| After receiving diplomatic recognition from South Ossetia in 2014, the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] (LPR) reciprocated recognition on 28 January 2015.<ref name="LPRA">{{cite web |title=Luhansk People's Republic Recognizes South Ossetia – News |url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/luhansk-people-s-republic-recognizes-south-ossetia/515072.html |access-date=5 April 2016 |website=The Moscow Times}}</ref> <br />In April 2015, South Ossetia opened the first foreign embassy in Luhansk.<ref>{{cite web |author=Vadim Dyakonov |title=The Embassy of South Ossetia opened in LNR |url=http://osetia.info/news/2015/04/17/00-31/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323023824/http://osetia.info/news/2015/04/17/00-31/ |archive-date=23 March 2016 |access-date=5 April 2016 |website=«15-th REGION» |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

On 22 February 2022, the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] published a statement welcoming the recognition of independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics by Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]]. On 25 February 2022 [[President of Abkhazia|President]] [[Aslan Bzhania]] announced the recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic.

On 10 March 2022 the LPR recognized Abkhazia's independence.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 March 2022 |title=Luhansk Recognizes Abkhazia |url=https://civil.ge/archives/478282 |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=Civil Georgia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=10 March 2022 |title=Заявление главы ЛНР Леонида Пасечника (Statement by head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik) |url=https://lug-info.com/news/zayavlenie-glavy-lnr-leonida-pasechnika-7 |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=Lugansk Information Center}}</ref>

Russia [[Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts|annexed]] the LPR on 30 September 2022. The annexation is [[International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic|internationally unrecognised]].

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=== States that recognised Abkhazia or South Ossetia as independent, but subsequently withdrew recognition ===

==== UN member states ====