
Abkhazia’s President-elect Gunba meets with Putin in the Kremlin
Following the meeting, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced that Russia would begin providing Abkhazia with emergency energy assistance.
Following the meeting, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced that Russia would begin providing Abkhazia with emergency energy assistance.
There were numerous reports of disturbances, some of them violent, as voting concluded on 1 March.
Critics allege Russia is attempting to promote the candidacy of former Vice President Badra Gunba.
One of the men who made the comments, described by Abkhazia's Armenian community as 'direct calls for violence', has since apologised.
The second round of voting between Badra Gunba and Ardgur Ardzinba will take place within the next two weeks.
While the five candidates differ on domestic politics, they all broadly remain in favour of continuing Abkhazia’s pro-Russian orientation.
The Russian president’s first deputy chief of staff said that test flights to and from the airport should begin in February.