he move comes as Armenia reassesses its reliance on Moscow, potentially changing the strategic value Russia places on its military presence in South Ossetia.
Russia "is preparing the ground to annex Georgia's separatist region, the South Ossetia, as Moscow's calculations are increasingly closely linked to the uncertainty about the future of its military base in Armenia," a senior associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank told TVP World.
Russia is "preparing the ground" for the annexation of the breakaway region of South Ossetia from Georgia, and Moscow's calculations are increasingly tied to uncertainty over the future of its military base in Armenia, Paul Goble, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, explained to TVP World.