Where to relax for May holidays 2024 without foreign passport and visa?
Russians can spend their holidays abroad during the May holidays in 2024, even if they do not have a foreign passport or visa
South Ossetia
Will Europe push Georgia away? Tbilisi at the crossroads
Three post-Soviet republics at once - Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia - decided to try their luck and applied for the status of a candidate member of the European Union, taking advantage of the unexpectedly opened window of opportunity after the …
South Ossetian president suspends decree on referendum
South Ossetian President Alan Gagloyev has suspended a decree of his predecessor Anatoly Bibilov that ordered a referendum on joining Russia, according to a decree released on the presidential website. "Guided by Article 51 of the …
Vladimir Putin congratulates President-elect of South Ossetia
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Alan Gagloev on his election as President of South Ossetia, the Kremlin website informs. “I hope that your activity in this high post will …
South Ossetia’s president recognizes his defeat in runoff polls
South Ossetia’s incumbent President Anatoly Bibilov has recognized his defeat in Sunday’s runoff presidential polls. "I think the elections are valid. I congratulate Alan Gagloyev and wish him every success," he …
Georgian PM hopes South Ossetia referendum won’t have continuation
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili said he hoped the recently announced referendum for South Ossetia region to join Russia would “not have a continuation”. Garibashvili said his …
N Korea tests new weapon that ‘will boost nuclear capabilities’
Weapon launch, supervised by Kim Jong Un, comes as US and South Korea warn that North Korea could soon resume nuclear testing
Tskhinval receives Donetsk refugees
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of South Ossetia, refugees from the Donetsk People's Republic arrived in Tskhinval. "A bus with refugees from the DPR, accompanied by employees of the Ministry of Emergency …
South Ossetia ready to accept orphans from Donbass
President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov had a telephone conversation with the head of the self-proclaimed DPR, Denis Pushilin, and announced the readiness of the republic to accept a group of orphans. ”The president offered to …
Body of fifth Russian solider trapped in avalanche found in South Ossetia
Rescuers have found the body of the fifth Russian soldier who was trapped in an avalanche in South Ossetia, South Ossetian Deputy Emergencies Minister Atsamaz Betauta said on Thursday. "The body of the fifth soldier has been …
Putin greenlights double citizenship agreement with South Ossetia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the draft agreement with South Ossetia on double citizenship and the simplified procedure for obtaining Russian passports for South Ossetians, reads Putin’s order published on …
Residents of South Ossetia to receive Sputnik V jabs
In South Ossetia, vaccination against coronavirus has started today. Residents are being vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V, the press secretary of the head of the republic, Dina Gassieva informed. "The vaccine …
ECHR dismisses Georgia’s claims against Russia over 2008 events as unfounded
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that a number of Georgia’s claims against Russia in connection with the August 2008 events in South Ossetia and Abkhazia were unfounded, the Russian Justice Ministry said in a statement on …
Russian PM signs decree opening border with South Ossetia
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree opening the border with South Ossetia, press service of the cabinet said in a statement on Tuesday, TASS reports. "Russia is opening the border with South Ossetia, …
South Ossetian interior minister’s car comes under fire in Tskhinval
Unidentified individuals opened fire at a car carrying South Ossetia’s Interior Minister Igor Naniyev in Tskhinval, but he was not wounded, his deputy Tarzan Kokoity said. "At around 23:00 the minister’s car came …
Tbilisi and Tskhinval resume negotiations
South Ossetian Foreign Ministry accused Georgia of dangerous military-biological cooperation with the United States and other countries
Valery Gergiev: people in Caucasus want peace
The legendary Russian conductor, artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theater Valery Gergiev shared his thoughts on the future of the Caucasus with the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza. …
First ambassador of Russia in South Ossetia passes away
Today, the first Russian ambassador to South Ossetia, Elbrus Kargiev died in Moscow, the Russian embassy in the republic informed. "On January 11, 2020, the extraordinary and plenipotentiary envoy of the 1st class, …
Thaw in relations between Russia and Georgia
Saakashvili and his associates are increasingly talking about the preparation of some "catastrophic for the country" agreement between Moscow and Tbilisi
Saakashvili: How the West sold out Georgia
Ex-Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has accused his former allies in the West of “an appeasement policy towards Russia”
