https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/dc1ebf6e-8053-4c22-a300-402cb9dd9cd7 Russia has signed and rushed the ratification of a new treaty with South Ossetia that critics describe as a major step toward de facto annexation. The agreement gives Moscow deeper control over the breakaway Georgian region’s administration, property rights, economic law, energy, transport, telecommunications, and citizenship. Georgian opposition figures accuse the Georgian Dream government of remaining dangerously silent while Russia tightens its grip on occupied Georgian territory. The same strategy can be seen across Moscow’s wider post-Soviet playbook, from passportization in South Ossetia and Abkhazia to similar moves in Transnistria and occupied parts of Ukraine. In this episode, host Benjamin Lee and his guest, George Melashvili, President of the Europe–Georgia Institute, examine how Russia advances annexation without always declaring it openly. #annexation #ossetia #russia 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:46:44 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/dc1ebf6e-8053-4c22-a300-402cb9dd9cd7 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.