Dzambolat Tadtayev, the de facto prime minister of Georgia’s occupied Tskhinvali/South Ossetia region, resigned on June 8, as Alan Gagloev, the region’s de facto leader, has nominated Marat Kambolov, a former Russia official, to lead a new cabinet. While Kambolov’s Russian citizenship is not confirmed, he has reported extensive work experience in Russia’s federal government …

Executive Summary: On May 9, during Russia’s toned down Victory Day celebration on Moscow’s Red Square, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Alan Gagloev, the de facto leader of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia), signed a “Treaty on Deepening Allied Cooperation” (TASS, May 9). This is not the first agreement signed by Moscow and the […] The post Moscow Makes a New Step for Annexation of Georgian Territories appeared first on Jamestown .