Georgian experts comment on Marat Kulakhmetov"s appointment as a so-called Ambassador of Russia to occupied South Ossetia.
Batu Kutelia, the Vice President of the Atlantic Council states that Russia is trying to destabilize Georgia.
"The fact of the appointment of this man is absolutely comic and it is impossible to make any serious comment. By such kinds of appointments Russia is trying to de-facto and then de jure justify annexation of occupied territories in order to destabilize Georgia, "Batu Kutelia said.
According to Nodar Kharshiladze, the founder of the Strategic Analysis Center, Vladimir Putin"s decision is a step towards annexation policy.