30 March – The
President of
South Ossetia,
Anatoly Bibilov, declares that the partially recognised state will undertake "legal steps" in the near future for accession to become part of
Russia.[1]
30 March – On a televised address, President
Anatoly Bibilov declared that he would take legal steps towards a referendum on the territory joining the
Russian Federation.[2]
31 March –
Georgia says plans by the breakaway state of
South Ossetia, which is internationally recognized as occupied Georgian territory, to hold a referendum on becoming a part of
Russia are "unacceptable".[3]