South Ossetia’s Moscow-backed president resigned Tuesday to become a Kremlin advisor, weeks after Russia ratified an integration agreement with the breakaway Georgian region.

The leader of the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia stepped down on Tuesday to become an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, weeks after the ratification of a…

TBILISI: The leader of South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia that is backed by Russia, said on Tuesday that he is resigning to become an adviser to Russian President…

South Ossetia’s Moscow-backed president resigned Tuesday to become a Kremlin advisor, weeks after Russia ratified an integration agreement with the breakaway Georgian region.