An excellent essay on Georgia's abandonment.
voxeurop.eu/en/mussolini...
Kambolov was born in North Ossetia (Russia) and served decades in Russian positions, with no direct ties to South Ossetia.
The perfect candidate to secure Russia's political grip over South Ossetia. Not that there is any local will to dissent from that....
Sanctioned Russian airline Nordwind flew a Boeing 777 to Georgia's occupied Abkhazia, in violation of all international norms, incl. air traffic norms.
Sokhumi airport welcomed its first illegal Russian flights last year with smaller planes. A wide-body aircraft is a first.
bm.ge/news/okupire...
South Ossetia: de facto president Gagloyev nominated Marat Kambolov as "head of government".
He is regarded as Kremlin's favourite to succeed Gagloyev next year as president of the Russian occupied quasi-republic.
www.radiotavisupleba.ge/a/33775825.h...
