The war in South Ossetia.

The mention of Russian passports in my post was in the context that it was one of the factors supporting South Ossetia and Abkhazia joining Russia.

Yes, but these passports appeared after the tensions in South Ossetia began. That is, first, the Ossetians declared that they wanted independence and to join Russia, then Georgia refused them this "luxury," and only after that did Russia provide the residents of South Ossetia with its citizenship and passports. Quite a situation.
As for the "illegal" inclusion of South Ossetia into Georgia, you are again wrong; everything was done according to the law and some decree on the distribution of territories after the collapse of the USSR. However, this distribution was, to put it mildly, strange. Ossetia was divided into North and South, with one included in Russia and the other in Georgia. Crimea was given to Ukraine, and there are many other mistakes, which represent a ticking time bomb, as each of them has caused/is causing/will cause conflicts. Why this division was signed by the majority of those responsible for it, I have no idea:smile32:

P.S. Facts and nothing but the facts.