Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that the country must be "ten times stronger" than Armenia "every day," explaining this by the need to maintain military superiority even after the initialing of a peace agreement between the two countries. He outlined his position on October 2 at the 8th Congress of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party in Baku.

A rally by members of Norway’s Chechen diaspora was held outside the Norwegian parliament in Oslo on 4 October, calling for an investigation into the death of 14-year-old Maryam Mutsalkhanova, who died while in the care of the child welfare service Barnevernet.

Ramzan Kadyrov assumed office today as the Head of the Chechen Republic for a new five-year term.

Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and a leader of the ruling "Georgian Dream" party, stated that the mass protests in the Georgian capital on October 4, 2025, were organized with the support of European institutions. On that day, following a rally, some protesters attempted to break into the presidential palace.