Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia sets vote to join Russia
2 years, 7 months ago

Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia sets vote to join Russia

Associated Press  

TBILISI, Georgia — The leader of the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia announced Friday that a referendum would be held in July on joining Russia. Russia and a handful of other countries recognize South Ossetia as an independent state, but most of the world still considers it to be part of Georgia. “We did it!” South Ossetian leader Anatoly Bibilov wrote on Telegram on Friday in announcing that he had signed a decree setting the referendum for July 17. “And in normal language, we took a life-changing step — we are going home, we are going to Russia.” About a month into Russia’s war with Ukraine, Bibilov said South Ossetia would take the legal steps necessary to join Russia.

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