Tag: South Ossetia joining Russia

Russia grants South Ossetians right to stay indefinitely

July 11, 2019 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia has granted citizens of South Ossetia the right to stay in Russia indefinitely, in a move seen as yet another step toward annexation of the tiny breakaway territory. Under the current bilateral agreement between Moscow and Tskhinvali, citizens of the breakaway republic are allowed to stay in Russia for up to 90 days … Read more

South Ossetia prepares to add ‘Alania’ to its name

December 30, 2015 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The leader of the breakaway region South Ossetia has ordered a proposal to be put before the elected assembly about changing the entity’s name to South Ossetia – Alania.

Along with the proposed name change, a referendum

South Ossetia to sign treaty with Russia on Feb 18

February 15, 2015 by DFWatch staff

davit_sanakoyev — Davit Sanakoyev. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian breakaway region South Ossetia plans to sign a ‘treaty of alliance and integration’ with Russia on February 18.

This follows the signing of a similar treaty between the de facto government of the other breakaway region Abkhazia

South Ossetia preparing to sign treaty with Russia

December 11, 2014 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–South Ossetia may open its border with Russia and even seek some form of closer association, the breakaway region’s leader says.

de facto president Leonid Tibilov said Wednesday that a ‘treaty of collaboration’ with Russia is likely to be signed

South Ossetia parliament to discuss joining Russia

June 24, 2014 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The de facto parliament in South Ossetia plans to start discussing the issue of joining Russia.

It was the parliament’s speaker who said this on Monday, as quoted by Itar-Tass.

“We do not renounce our slogans, there will be no two-pronged