“This offer was very unexpected, but very comfortable,” TASS quoted Seagull as saying.
He noted that the history of his family is directly related to the Caucasus.
“I’m a tribal Kuban Cossack - my grandfather served in the convoy of the governor of His Imperial Majesty in the Caucasus, now, albeit in a different role, I still return to the Caucasus and continue the work of my grandfather,” Chaika noted and added that he considered this "Historical justice."
On January 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Yuri Chaika as envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District.