In the statement, he speaks of a “historic aspiration” of the inhabitants to join Russia, which borders the region.
Russia recognized South Ossetia as an independent state along with Abkhazia in 2008 after a war against Georgia. Thousands of soldiers are stationed in the region. Georgia does not recognize the independent regions like most other countries.
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, according to Russia, among other things to “liberate” the eastern self-declared republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, concerns have grown that conflicts could flare up again in other pro-Russian regions and ex-Soviet states. .