"After the Russian Federation recognized the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic, some forces became more active, to which it was impossible not to react to the Russian side" - De-facto President Anatoly Bibilov opened his speech after an emergency meeting of the Security Council of De-facto South Ossetia ended.
According to Bibilov, President Putin has clearly outlined the priorities of the Russian Federation has and that the decision taken by the Russian Federation to conduct a special operation is aimed to protect citizens on Donetsk and Luhansk. " In this regard, - Analtoly Bibilov stated - Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin noted that there are countries that may be involved in these processes, that is, external forces. We must understand that Georgia also belongs to external forces".