South Ossetia seeks to go it alone - Yahoo! News A year after their soldiers helped repel Georgian troops battling for this separatist-held capital, South Ossetians say they are grateful for Russia's patronage and recognition of their independence claims. But some wonder whether their tiny would-be nation can go it alone: Only Russia and Nicaragua have established diplomatic relations. Many are scratching their heads over where $300 million in promised reconstruction aid from Moscow went and lament the sorry state of their economy.
