Round table – “do the Russians want war“ was held in Sukhumi. The event was held under the initiative of veteran peacekeepers, de facto leaders of Abkhazia and the institutions of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Raul Khajimba, de facto President of Abkhazia, Valery Bganba, de facto Prime Minister, Valery Kvarchia, de facto Parliament Speaker, and Kosnatnin Zatulin, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots of the State Duma, participated in discussions.

On March 14, 2019, for the support to the university and to the de facto Republic, “Abkhazian State University“ of  the de facto Republic awarded Honorary Doctorate to political and public figures of Russian Federation: Konstantin Zatulin, Sergey Baburin and Andranik Migranyan. Konstantin Zatulin is considered to be the distinguished and respectable figure among Russian politicians. For years he has been working on the issues regarding post-Soviet states, especially conflict regions.

On December 13, 2018, the State Duma of the Russian Federation ratified agreement between Russia and de facto government of Abkhazia on the „mutual recognition of education and (or) qualification“.