# Putin: Russia to keep helping Abkhazia address socio-economic development challenges

https://mins.news/en/item/79944

- TASS, 2026-09-30 08:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2194923

> Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Abkhazian leader Badra Gunba on Victory and Independence Day, saying Russia would continue helping Abkhazia address urgent state-building and socio-economic development tasks. He described Russian-Abkhaz relations as friendly and allied and said they would keep strengthening to support regional stability and security.