South Ossetia–Russia Relations
Putin pledges $12,000 for every school in South Ossetia for Victory Day celebrations
Deputy Chief of Staff of Russia’s Presidential Administration, Sergei Kiriyenko, arrived in South Ossetia during Easter celebrations.
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Caucasus Datablog
Datablog | Georgians largely hold Russia and Putin responsible for the war in Ukraine
Even so, 13% considered Ukraine or President Volodymyr Zelenskyi personally responsible for the war, while another 17% were uncertain who to blame.
Azerbaijan–Russia Relations
Putin awards Order of Friendship to Azerbaijani Parliamentary Speaker Gafarova
Sahiba Gafarova received the state decoration for ‘her services in strengthening Russian–Azerbaijani relations’.
Abkhazia
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.
Azerbaijan Airlines Crash
Aliyev calls on Russia to admit guilt for AZAL plane crash and pay compensation
Two days after the plane crash, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev openly accused Russia of bringing down the Baku-Grozny flight.
Russia
Putin considers Chechnya a ‘modern Russian miracle’
Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned the republics of the North Caucasus several times during his annual live broadcast.
2019 Gavrilov’s Night Protests
Putin expands visa-free regime for Georgian citizens
Russia will allow Georgian citizens to stay in the country without a visa for more than 90 days, including for the purposes of working and studying. President Putin signed the decree to expand the visa-free regime for Georgian citizens on Thursday, which went into effect immediately. According to the document, the visa-free entry regime to Russia now applies to citizens of Georgia arriving ‘to the Russian Federation for the purpose of carrying out work activities or for a period of more t
