Reaction To Russian Recognition

Sukhumi residents celebrate Russia's recognition of Abkhaz independence - GEORGIA, Sukhumi : Residents of Sukhumi celebrate the recognition of Abkhazian independence by Russian Federation on August 26, 2008.

Abkhaz leader Sergei Bagapsh addresses the public in Sukhumi - EORGIA, Sukhumi : The President of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh speaks to residents of Sukhumi celebrating the recognition of Abkhazia's independence by the Russian Federation on August 26, 2008.

South Ossetians celebrate Russia's recognition in Tskhinvali - GEORGIA, TSKHINVALI : Residents of Tskhinvali celebrate the recognition of South Ossetia's independence by Russian Federation on August 26, 2008.

South Ossetian men celebrate the recognition of South Ossetia in Tskhinvali - GEORGIA, TSKHINVALI : South Ossetian men shoot in the air as they celebrate the recognition of the South Ossetian independence by the Russian Federation on August 26 in Tskhinvali. Russia on August 26, 2008 formally recognised the Georgian rebel regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states in a startling new challenge to the West.

South Ossetian men celebrate the recognition of South Ossetia in Tskhinvali - GEORGIA, TSKHINVALI : A South Ossetian man shoots in the air as he celebrates the recognition of the South Ossetian independence by the Russian Federation on August 26 in Tskhinvali. Russia on August 26, 2008 formally recognised the Georgian rebel regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states in a startling new challenge to the West.

An anti-Russian demonstration in Teklati, neat Poti, Georgia - GEORGIA, Teklati : A Georgian man holds a poster during a demonstration by some 100 Georgians outside the Russian peacekeepers' base in Teklati, 40km from Poti in western Georgia, on August 26, 2008. The protesters were demanding the withdrawal of the Russian army from Western Georgia.