Abkhazia place

“In 2003, they put in their president, Mikhail Saakashvili. You say it. I just can't speak the language. He becomes the president in 2004 and was re-elected in 2008. 2008 is a big deal because they had what was called the Russo-Georgian War.…”

“What happened after five days of fighting, Georgia lost both territories. Russia took them over and let them become independent states. That was the famous invasion from Russia of Georgia, which took five days. France intervened, negotiated…”