Putin instructs to sign deal on integrating South Ossetia forces into Russian army

‘Russian President Vladimir Putin has given instructions on Tuesday to accept the government’s proposal and sign an agreement on the procedure of integrating South Ossetian separate military units into the Russian Armed Forces.
The president’s instruction was posted on the government’s legal information web portal on Tuesday.
Putin also instructed the Russian Defense Ministry to hold negotiations with the South Ossetian side and sign this agreement on Moscow’s behalf.
Under the agreement, the integration of separate units into the Russian Armed Forces implies recruiting citizens for military service in the Russian Armed Forces and sending them to the Russian military base in a voluntary procedure for active duty.’
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