Putin Appoints Gladkov as Russia's Envoy to Abkhazia

Vladimir Putin appointed former Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov as Russia's ambassador to Abkhazia, succeeding Mikhail Shurgalin. Gladkov stepped down as governor in May amid ongoing attacks on the region and was later awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

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