Vitaly Ikaev (Russian: Виталий Икоев) is an Ossetian politician from the partially recognized Caucasian republic of South Ossetia.
[2] To this end he has denounced "illegal US military-biological activities in Ukraine" and has called for closer ties to the Russian and Belarusian governments.
[3] Additionally, the Presidium approved budgetary changes, and in 2021 Ikaev was part of an emergency meeting due to the Parliament's failure to pass a budget in time for state pensions to be paid.
[4][5][6] He took efforts to remodel the South Ossetian tax code to be a carbon copy of the Russian tax code, and to streamline the administration to be more in line with the Russian model of governance.
[11] Ikaev did not stand for re-election in 2024, with his seat being won by Andrey Zakharievich Bagaev of Nykhas.