Donetsk–South Ossetia relations Donetsk–South Ossetia relations Donetsk–South Ossetia relations are foreign relations between the Donetsk People's Republic and South Ossetia. Both of them are disputed territories as Donetsk has considered as a Ukrainian eastern separatists. South Ossetia is to be considered as Georgia's territory. Donetsk is a province of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and South Ossetia is a Self-government of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic during the rule of Soviet Union. In April 2014, Eastern pro-Russian separatists has occupied the city of Donetsk and declared the independence from Ukraine. In the meanwhile, South Ossetian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Medoyev has received a delegation from
International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia was Serbia that rejected peace efforts. After the war, Kosovo was ruled by U.N. administration; while Abkhazia denies international organizations entry. Stephen F. Jones argued that while South Ossetia was seeking for union with Russia, the political realities of the South Caucasus made this an unlikely prospect. In the 2012 presidential elections, Alla Dzhioyeva, an opposition representative had victory snatched from her by the South Ossetian Supreme Court. This illustrated the region’s limited political autonomy, which was underlined by the unchallengeable presence of the Russian military. That court decision supported the contention that South Ossetia is a not a real