Occupied territories of Georgia
Both Abkhazia and South Ossetia are widely recognized as integral parts of Georgia and together represent 20% of Georgia's internationally recognized territory. The Georgian "Law on Occupied Territories of Georgia", adopted in 2008, criminalizes and prosecutes entry into Abkhazia and South Ossetia from the Russian side. The Georgian law also prohibits any economic and financial activities in the occupied territories. Georgia and several other members of the international community including the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, the European Union, OSCE, and Council of Europe have recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia as occupied territories and have condemned the Russian military presence and actions there.
Treaty of Moscow (1920)
As Georgia was moving towards independence from the Soviet Union, the Georgian government under Zviad Gamsakhurdia addressed the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin stating that "the only legitimate framework for relations" between Russia and Georgia could be the 1920 treaty. Moscow refused and Georgia declared Soviet troops in Georgia an occupation force.