Inal Ardzinba, the Abkhaz "foreign minister," and Faisal Mekdad, the Foreign Minister of Syria, issued a joint statement on 25 August which, among other things, pledged support for Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, as well as occupied Donetsk and Luhansk "republics." Occupied Abkhazia Recognizes Donetsk, Luhansk The statement claimed that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is …