The Kremlin makes its first comment on the so-called referendum in occupied Tskhinvali. The statement was made by Dmitry Peskov, the press Secretary of the Russian President.

“I cannot express any position on the accession and the referendum. We have not taken any legal or other actions in this regard, but at the same time, in this case, we are talking about expressing the opinion of the people of South Ossetia, and we respect them”, - said Peskov.