Workmen cut apart a destroyed Georgian tank with a welding torch in the South Ossetia town Tskhinvali on August 25, 2008. Russian lawmakers voted Monday to recognise the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions as the European Union signalled its mounting opposition to Russia's actions by calling a special summit on the conflict. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV (Photo credit should read VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP via Getty Images)
