The head of the puppet South Ossetia transferred to the position of Putin's advisor
Significant political changes have taken place in South Ossetia, a puppet state relative to Russia. The president of this self-proclaimed entity, Alan Gagloev, announced his resignation and transition to work in the administration of the Russian president, where he became an advisor to Vladimir Putin.
Alan Gagloev
According to Alan Gagloev, he received the offer to take up the new position during a conversation with Putin on June 22. In his address, he stated that one of his main goals is the unification of South Ossetia with North Ossetia as part of Russia.
Marat Kambolov became the acting head of South Ossetia. He was born in North Ossetia and worked for a long time at the Kurchatov Institute in Russia, where he held leadership positions. He appeared in South Ossetia only recently: in late May he became a presidential advisor, and in mid-June, he headed the government.
The political changes occurred after the signing on May 9 of an agreement on deepening allied cooperation between Russia and South Ossetia. According to a number of experts and Georgian authorities, this document strengthens Moscow's influence in the region and could be a step towards its further integration into Russia. In particular, the agreement allows Russian citizens to hold state positions in South Ossetia.
Some analysts note that Kambolov's appointment continues the practice of people whose careers have been predominantly linked to Russia occupying key positions in the region.
According to the local constitution, after the president's resignation, new elections must be held no later than September 21, 2026. Earlier, the next elections were planned only for 2027.
South Ossetia is a territory that, according to international law, is part of Georgia, but broke away from Tbilisi's control in the early 1990s. In 2008, after a brief war against Georgia, Russia officially recognized the "independence" of South Ossetia along with another region not controlled by Georgia — Abkhazia. Besides Russia, only a few completely uninfluential Kremlin-allied countries, usually very distant from this region, followed its example. At the same time, the independence of both regions is fictitious, as they are very strongly dependent on Moscow not only politically but also economically. South Ossetia's budget is almost entirely formed by subsidies from Moscow, and Abkhazia's by at least 70%.
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