Executive Summary: On June 23, the president of the Russia-backed breakaway region of South Ossetia (Georgia’s Tskhinvali region), Alan Gagloev, resigned after accepting an appointment as an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Upon his resignation, he stated that the self-proclaimed South Ossetian republic, which is only recognized as an independent state by a handful […] The post South Ossetia and Russia Make Further Steps Toward Annexation appeared first on Jamestown .