
Leader of Georgian Breakaway Region Demands to ‘Be Reunited with Brotherly Russia’
South Ossetia President Leonid Tibilov announced he is ready to unify the Georgian breakaway region with Russia.

South Ossetia President Leonid Tibilov announced he is ready to unify the Georgian breakaway region with Russia.

The International Crime Court (ICC) announced plans to open an inquiry into the 2008 Russia-Georgia War. The prosecutor wants to investigate alleged human rights abuses by Russia.

The Russian government has unilaterally moved its nation’s border nearly a mile into Georgian territory through South Ossetia. Not surprisingly, a British Petroleum (BP) oil pipeline is in the region.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty with South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia, that allows Russia to fully control the region. The pact with South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, a former KGB agent, came on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a treaty with South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia, that will effectively annex the region to Russia early next week. The Treaty of Alliance and Integration allows Moscow to control its foreign policy, border, and security.