The war in Nagorno-Karabakh, the aggravation of the situation around the Donetsk and Luhansk republics, the growth of tensions on a global scale, reawakened revanchist aspirations in Georgia, said President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov, speaking on Monday with a message to the people and the country's Parliament.
“Practically the only restraining factor for the emergence of a new crisis was and remains the Russian presence.
Russian peacekeeping is indeed the most effective resource in the world, not only for the post-Soviet space, but also for more remote regions. Russia forced the aggressor which invaded South Ossetia in 2008, to peace.
It was the efforts of the Russian Federation that actually brought Syria out of the nightmare of a civil war imposed by external forces, and prevented a large-scale intervention by the countries of the Western bloc according to the Libyan scenario.
And already in 2020, Russia played a key role in ending a new war in Nagorno-Karabakh, once again demonstrating its role as a guarantor of peace,” he said.
Bibilov has noted that today the efforts of the Russian Federation restrain the aggressive ambitions of those forces in Ukraine that are striving for a military solution to the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics.
“Nevertheless, the overall situation is characterized by a high level of international tension, increased risks and the growing threat of new armed conflicts, which may in one way or another affect the position of our Republic.
All this determines the need for increased attention to the security sphere, increasing the efficiency and mobilization of the system of state power and administration, consolidating our society and overcoming internal disagreements, "Bibilov emphasized.
He has added that realizing the impossibility of achieving its aggressive goals by force, Georgia provokes an escalation of tensions on the border, is actively working to discredit South Ossetia and Abkhazia, trying to present both republics through the prism of its propaganda on every international platform, making every effort to implement the policy of non-recognition and creating the most uncomfortable foreign policy conditions for our two countries.
