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
Russia–South Ossetia relations Medvedev and the Russian Federal Assembly for official recognition of their independence as sovereign states. President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity flew to Moscow on 23 August 2008 to deliver South Ossetia's appeal in an address to the Federation Council. After hearing the appeals from both the Abkhazian and South Ossetian leadership, on 25 August 2008 the Federation Council and State Duma passed motions calling upon President Medvedev to recognise the independence of the two regions and to establish diplomatic relations with them. On 26 August 2008, President Medvedev signed presidential decrees recognising the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia