Inal Batuvych Ardzinba (Abkhaz: Инал Арӡынба; Georgian: ინალ არძინბა; Russian: Инал Батувич Ардзинба; born 26 July 1990) was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia from November 2021 to May 2024.
Inal Ardzinba | |
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| Инал Арӡынба (Abkhaz) ინალ არძინბა (Georgian) Инал Батувич Ардзинба (Russian) | |
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| 10th Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Prime Minister | Alexander Ankvab |
| Preceded by | Daur Kove |
| Succeeded by | Irakli Tuzhba (acting) |
| In office 18 November 2021 – 7 May 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1990 Sukhumi, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Higher School of Economics, Moscow |
Career
editBeginning 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
editIn 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.[4]
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
editAs 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][excessive citations]
Personal life
editAccording to Yevgeny Yasin, former president of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba is Inal Ardzinba's uncle.[26]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Инал Ардзинба: БРИКС вместо «большой восьмерки», iz.ru 23 June 2014.
- ^ Инал Ардзинба возглавил платформу "Будущее Абхазии", news.rambler.ru 29 January 2020.
- ^ a b Zaal Anjaparidze: Changes in the Separatist Abkhazian Government and Implications for Relations With Tbilisi, jamestown.org 15 June 2020.
- ^ The president introduced the new Foreign Minister of Abkhazia to the team, abkhazworld.com 18 November 2021.
- ^ Inal Khashig: New foreign minister appointed in Abkhazia. What does it mean?, jam-news.net 18 November 2021.
- ^ Inal Ardzinba: Kremlin’s Man in Sokhumi?, civil.ge 24 November 2021.
- ^ Zaal Anjaparidze: Abkhazia’s ‘President’ Floats Idea to Lift Real Estate Purchase Restrictions for Russian Citizens, jamestown.org 8 December 2021.
- ^ Sokhumi Targets EU/UNDP Program on Abkhaz-Georgian Dialogue, civil.ge 20 January 2022.
- ^ Anxious, Abkhazia Ponders Regional Security, civil.ge 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Кто влияет на судьбу Новороссии". Газета.Ru. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Грани.Ру: СБУ передала в Генпрокуратуру Украины материалы на Суркова". graniru.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Прокуратура Одесской области сообщила о подозрении помощнику Суркова за ваяние "Бессарабии"". rus.newsru.ua. Archived from the original on 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Грани.Ру: В Одессе возбуждены дела против первого заместителя Суркова". graniru.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Объявлено подозрение идеологу создания Бессарабии на Одесчине". ЛІГА.Новости. 2015-11-07. Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Новое имя. О ком спорят Саакашвили и Захарова". ura.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Инал Ардзинба объявлен Украиной в международный розыск". Инал Ардзинба объявлен Украиной в международный розыск. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Захарова назвала вымыслом слова Саакашвили о роли Суркова на Украине". РИА Новости. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Глава СБУ в Одессе: против российского террориста Инала Ардзинбы ведется уголовное дело". www.segodnya.ua. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Грицак рассказал, как вражеские спецслужбы хотели ввергнуть Европу в гибридную войну". rus.newsru.ua. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Грицак рассказал, как Кремль пытался взорвать Украину проектом "Бессарабия"". Обозреватель. Archived from the original on 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Кремль планировал забросить на Одесчину "зеленых человечков" - Грицак — Новости Укринформ". www.ukrinform.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
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- ^ "Депутат Рады назвал Россию "угрозой для существования Украины"". Росбалт. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "Глава СБУ рассказал, кто из людей Путина возглавлял проект «Бессарабия» — Актуальные новости мировых событий". u-news24.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ Екатерина Лазарева: Новое имя. О ком спорят Саакашвили и Захарова, ura.news 3 April 2016.
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