Inal Ardzinba Explained

Inal Ardzinba
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Office:10th Minister for Foreign Affairs
Predecessor:Daur Kove
Successor:Irakli Tuzhba (acting)
Birth Date:26 July 1990
Birth Place:Sukhumi, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma Mater:Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Primeminister:Alexander Ankvab
Term Start1:18 November 2021
Term End1:7 May 2024

Inal Batuvych Ardzinba (Abkhazian: Инал Арӡынба; ; Russian: Инал Батувич Ардзинба; born 26 July 1990) was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia from November 2021 to May 2024.

Career

Beginning in 2014, Ardzinba worked in the Presidential Administration of Russia, eventually becoming deputy of Vladislav Surkov, then an assistant to the President of the Russian Federation.

In 2016, Ardzinba played a prominent role in the Surkov leaks.[1] He advocates for the BRICS to play a leading role in international politics, after Russia was expelled from the Group of Eight.[2]

Abkhazia

In January 2020, Ardzinba founded the Future of Abkhazia party.[3] Until then he was considered to be close to the party Amtsakhara.[4] Shortly thereafter, Ardzinba supported then-opposition candidate Aslan Bzhania in the 2020 Abkhazian presidential election.

In 2021, President Aslan Bzhania appointed Ardzinba to be the foreign minister of Abkhazia.[5] His appointment was a surprise for many experts on the region.[6] He is the youngest person to ever hold the office.[7] After he was appointed, Ardzinba stated that the deepening of cooperation with Russia was a priority for Abkhazia’s foreign policy.[8]

In January 2022, Ardzinba halted the EU's and UNDP's confidence-building COBERM program in Abkhazia.[9] In July 2022, he proposed moving the Geneva International Discussions "to another more neutral city" like Minsk or Istanbul.[10]

Involvement in Ukraine

As an official of the Presidential Administration of Russia, Ardzinba dealt with issues of interaction with Ukraine and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic.[11]

In May 2015, the Security Service of Ukraine submitted to the Prosecutor General's Office materials on Ardzinba's involvement in terrorist activities on the territory of Ukraine.[12] In November, the Prosecutor's Office of the Odesa region began an investigation in absentia against Ardzinba in connection with an attempt to change the state borders of Ukraine.[13] [14] [15]

In November 2015, Ukraine put Ardzinba on the international wanted list for violating the country's constitutional order.[16] This information was confirmed by the Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine David Sakvarelidze.[17] In December 2015, he was accused by the Ukrainian authorities of trying to destabilize the situation in Bessarabia in southern Ukraine.[18]

On June 10, 2016, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Hrytsak announced that a criminal case was being conducted against Ardzinba in connection with his involvement in an attempt to create the Bessarabian People's Republic in the Odesa region of Ukraine – the formation of pro-Putin separatists similar to the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic.[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

Personal life

According to Yevgeny Yasin, former president of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba is Inal Ardzinba's uncle.[26]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.23314.58569 Alya Shandra/Robert William Henry Seely: The Surkov Leaks The Inner Workings of Russia's Hybrid War in Ukraine The Surkov Leaks The Inner Workings of Russia's Hybrid War in Ukraine, researchgate.net July 2019.
  2. https://iz.ru/news/574261 Инал Ардзинба: БРИКС вместо «большой восьмерки», iz.ru 23 June 2014.
  3. https://news.rambler.ru/caucasus/43587754-inal-ardzinba-vozglavil-platformu-buduschee-abhazii/ Инал Ардзинба возглавил платформу "Будущее Абхазии", news.rambler.ru 29 January 2020.
  4. https://jamestown.org/program/changes-in-the-separatist-abkhazian-government-and-implications-for-relations-with-tbilisi/ Zaal Anjaparidze: Changes in the Separatist Abkhazian Government and Implications for Relations With Tbilisi, jamestown.org 15 June 2020.
  5. https://abkhazworld.com/aw/current-affairs/1946-the-president-introduced-the-new-foreign-minister-of-abkhazia-to-the-team The president introduced the new Foreign Minister of Abkhazia to the team, abkhazworld.com 18 November 2021.
  6. https://jam-news.net/new-foreign-minister-appointed-in-abkhazia-what-does-it-mean/ Inal Khashig: New foreign minister appointed in Abkhazia. What does it mean?, jam-news.net 18 November 2021.
  7. https://civil.ge/archives/457134 Inal Ardzinba: Kremlin’s Man in Sokhumi?, civil.ge 24 November 2021.
  8. https://jamestown.org/program/abkhazias-president-floats-idea-to-lift-real-estate-purchase-restrictions-for-russian-citizens/ Zaal Anjaparidze: Abkhazia’s ‘President’ Floats Idea to Lift Real Estate Purchase Restrictions for Russian Citizens, jamestown.org 8 December 2021.
  9. https://civil.ge/archives/467637 Sokhumi Targets EU/UNDP Program on Abkhaz-Georgian Dialogue, civil.ge 20 January 2022.
  10. https://civil.ge/archives/501793 Anxious, Abkhazia Ponders Regional Security, civil.ge 23 July 2022.
  11. Web site: Кто влияет на судьбу Новороссии . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160805220341/http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2015/01/22_a_6383481.shtml . 2016-08-05 . 2016-06-22 . Газета.Ru.
  12. Web site: Грани.Ру: СБУ передала в Генпрокуратуру Украины материалы на Суркова . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160720105740/http://graniru.org/Politics/World/Europe/Ukraine/m.240764.html . 2016-07-20 . 2016-06-22 . graniru.org.
  13. Web site: Прокуратура Одесской области сообщила о подозрении помощнику Суркова за ваяние "Бессарабии" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160621214103/http://rus.newsru.ua/ukraine/06nov2015/ardzanbe_podozrenie.html . 2016-06-21 . 2016-06-22 . rus.newsru.ua.
  14. Web site: Грани.Ру: В Одессе возбуждены дела против первого заместителя Суркова . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000828/http://graniru.org/Politics/World/Europe/Ukraine/m.245637.html . 2016-08-23 . 2016-06-22 . graniru.org.
  15. Web site: 2015-11-07 . Объявлено подозрение идеологу создания Бессарабии на Одесчине . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151109035920/http://news.liga.net/news/politics/7051251-obyavleno_podozrenie_ideologu_sozdaniya_bessarabii_na_odeschine.htm . 2015-11-09 . 2016-06-22 . ЛІГА.Новости.
  16. Web site: Новое имя. О ком спорят Саакашвили и Захарова . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160610120843/http://ura.ru/articles/1036267487 . 2016-06-10 . 2016-06-22 . ura.ru.
  17. Web site: Инал Ардзинба объявлен Украиной в международный розыск . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919235756/http://www.apsny.ge/2015/pol/1446867142.php . 2016-09-19 . 2016-06-22 . Инал Ардзинба объявлен Украиной в международный розыск.
  18. Web site: Захарова назвала вымыслом слова Саакашвили о роли Суркова на Украине . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170731073939/https://ria.ru/world/20151224/1348160869.html . 2017-07-31 . 2016-06-22 . РИА Новости.
  19. Web site: Глава СБУ в Одессе: против российского террориста Инала Ардзинбы ведется уголовное дело . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611124526/http://www.segodnya.ua/politics/pnews/glava-sbu-v-odesse-protiv-rossiyskogo-terrorista-inala-ardzinby-vedetsya-ugolovnoe-delo-723577.html . 2016-06-11 . 2016-06-22 . www.segodnya.ua.
  20. Web site: Грицак рассказал, как вражеские спецслужбы хотели ввергнуть Европу в гибридную войну . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160614162103/http://rus.newsru.ua/ukraine/10jun2016/sbu_vs_bnr.html . 2016-06-14 . 2016-06-22 . rus.newsru.ua.
  21. Web site: Грицак рассказал, как Кремль пытался взорвать Украину проектом "Бессарабия" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160613192703/http://obozrevatel.com/crime/01524-sbu-nazvala-imya-kuratora-kremlevskogo-proekta-bessarabiya.htm . 2016-06-13 . 2016-06-22 . Обозреватель.
  22. Web site: Кремль планировал забросить на Одесчину "зеленых человечков" - Грицак — Новости Укринформ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160618072753/http://www.ukrinform.ru/rubric-politycs/2032222-kreml-planiroval-zabrosit-na-odescinu-zelenyh-celoveckov-gricak.html . 2016-06-18 . 2016-06-22 . www.ukrinform.ru.
  23. Web site: Глава СБУ рассказал в Одессе, кто из людей Путина возглавлял проект "Бессарабия" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823004530/http://odesa.depo.ua/rus/odesa/golova-sbu-rozkazav-v-odesi-hto-z-lyudey-putina-ocholyuvav-10062016134400 . 2016-08-23 . 2016-06-22 . odesa.depo.ua.
  24. Web site: Депутат Рады назвал Россию "угрозой для существования Украины" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007221216/http://www.rosbalt.ru/ukraina/2015/10/07/1448326.html . 2015-10-07 . 2016-06-22 . Росбалт.
  25. Web site: Глава СБУ рассказал, кто из людей Путина возглавлял проект «Бессарабия» — Актуальные новости мировых событий . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160613023713/http://u-news24.com/archives/18261 . 2016-06-13 . 2016-06-22 . u-news24.com.
  26. https://ura.news/articles/1036267487 Екатерина Лазарева: Новое имя. О ком спорят Саакашвили и Захарова, ura.news 3 April 2016.

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