In comments to TASS news agency, Alan Glagoev, who defeated incumbent Anatoly Bibilov in a presidential vote at the weekend, said South Ossetia needed for Russia to be on board with a referendum on joining the country if it were to be held.
Moscow recognized South Ossetia and the coastal region of Abkhazia as independent after fighting a brief war with Georgia in 2008. It has provided them with extensive financial support, offered Russian citizenship to their populations and stationed troops there.
Moscow’s treatment of South Ossetia and Abkhazia set a precedent for its more recent actions in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two regions of eastern Ukraine as independent on February 21, and invaded the country three days later on the pretext of protecting Russian-speakers there from alleged “genocide” by Ukrainian forces.
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