The legislation of the Russian Federation provides for the procedure for admitting states into Russia as subjects, for this it is necessary that the Ossetian people express their will through a referendum, said Andrei Klimov, senator, Deputy Head of the United Russia Commission on International Cooperation.
Residents of Russia and South Ossetia will support the decision of the people of the Republic on its entry into the Russian Federation, said Artem Turov, Deputy Head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots.
President of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, spoke on the air of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Ir" about the steps being taken to join South Ossetia into the Russian Federation.
"This is the age-old dream of our people, the strategic goal of our people, who have repeatedly shown their attitude to this issue at the referendums. Consultations are being held right now so that the steps that are being taken to join Russia are legally correct," the President said at the beginning of the third round of pre-election TV debates.
The peoples of Russia, including the South Ossetian volunteers, have rallied to resist the Nazi regime, which may eventually cover large pockets of influence in different countries, including South Ossetia, President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov said.
If we, together with Russia, do not defeat a bunch of neo-fascists who made Ukraine a Nazi reserve, the next target will be South Ossetia, said the current President of the Republic, Anatoly Bibilov.
The unfolding hostilities in Ukraine are of deep concern to all residents of South Ossetia, people with pain in their hearts are following the news about the losses among the armed forces and civilians. This is stated in the statement of the Communist Party of the Republic.
The decision of the International Criminal Court to arrest three South Ossetian citizens is directly related to the events taking place today in Ukraine and falls into the clear policy of the collective West directed against Russia, the MP, David Sanakoev said.
The State of Alania will never be part of Georgia, South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev told the “Res” news agency on the phone, commenting on the words of the Georgian Prime Minister about joining the European Union together with Abkhazians and Ossetians.
"The train has left a long time ago, and you continue to stand on the same platform... It's time to take off your rose-colored glasses..." Medoev addressed the Prime Minister of Georgia.
With three pies - according to Ossetian customs, on Saturday morning, representatives of the youth organization of South Ossetia "United Alania" met the IDPs from Donbass. As noted ny Lana Plieva, an activist of the organization, to the “Res” news agency, the guys decided to give the citizens of the fraternal country "a piece of the peaceful sky" of the Republic.
South Ossetia received the news of the recognition of the independence of Donetsk and Lugansk by Russia with particular joy, and is fully supporting the correct decision of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Madina Plieva, the head of the Fund for the wounded who became disabled during the hostilities in South Ossetia from 1989 to 2008.
Plieva has reminded that it was the Republic of South Ossetia that was the first state to recognize the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic.