Change of direction. New officials from the pro-Russian Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia announced on Monday that they were leaving. A referendum system About their integration with Russia.
In an edict, “President” Alan Kaglov called for “uncertainty linked to the legal consequences” of such consultation, which was decided by his predecessor, Anatoly Piplov, and was to take place on July 17.
He emphasized that the decision was not a signal of a formal antitrust inquiry into the Russian Federation, but rather a signal of a formal antitrust inquiry into the allegations. Nevertheless, Alan Kaglov called on the South Ossetians and the Russian Federation to “hold consultations with the Russian side without delay on all matters relating to greater integration.”
On May 13, South Ossetian officials announced that Anatoly Biplov had signed a decree on holding a referendum that would stimulate the “historic aspirations” of residents of this small Caucasian region to join Russia, which borders.
“We’m going home,” Biplov commented, adding that “it’s time to unite once and for all.” “South Ossetia and Russia will be together. This is the beginning of a great new story, ”he said. But Bibilov did not win re-election as “president” earlier this month. In this capacity, his successor, Alan Kokloev, expressed confidence that Russia could ensure “continuity” in relations with Moscow.
At the center of the 2008 conflict
South Ossetia was the epicenter of the 2008 Russo-Georgia war, which was followed by the Kremlin recognizing its independence and setting up military bases there in another Georgian part of Abkhazia. The announcement by “President” Gagloev comes on the 96th day of the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine, where the leaders of the Donetsk and Lukansk separatist regions, whose independence has been recognized by Moscow, have also expressed interest in coordinating with Russia. .
Georgia, which has sparked a surge of unity in the Russian offensive against Ukraine, sees the possibility of South Ossetia joining Russia as unacceptable.
In August 2008, Russia invaded Georgia, where its government bombed Georgian villages and fought pro-Russian militants in the region. Five days later the fight ended with the EU broker establishing a ceasefire. But they killed more than 700 lives and displaced tens of thousands of Georgians.
In March, Kareem Khan, a lawyer for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, called for the issuance of arrest warrants against three current and former South Ossetian officials for war crimes committed against ethnic Georgians.
They have been charged with crimes such as torture, illegal detention, hostage-taking and deportation. Last year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Russia was responsible for post-war human rights abuses.
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