Putin also tries to expand his power elsewhere: ‘Russia apparently wants to force the situation in South Ossetia’ | Abroad

Anatoly Bibilov, the leader of South Ossetia, visits Vladimir Putin

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ANTWERP – Join Russia or not. Georgians in South Ossetia will be asked this question during a referendum on 17 July. Experts see how the Russians want to expand their power in the region. “Russia apparently wants to force the situation there,” says professor of international politics David Criekemans of the University of Antwerp.

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