The CSTO member countries "may consider different scenarios" if Armenia does not pay its contribution to the organization's budget by the end of 2025. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Pankin.

The President of South Ossetia Alan Gagloev feels well after hospitalization, his blood pressure has stabilized. This was reported by the head of North Ossetia Sergey Menyailo.

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia has reduced the sentence of Nazran resident Ramzan Aushev. His prison term was reduced from 6 years and 3 months to 6 years and 2 months. The basis for this decision was the defendant's transfer of 20 thousand rubles to the Donbass charity fund in support of SVO. At the same time, he was also left with a fine of 20 thousand rubles as punishment.

At the round of international security talks held in Geneva, Georgia condemned the presidential elections in the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia. In addition, Tbilisi negatively perceived the meeting in Moscow between the winner of the elections, Badra Gunba, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Russian authorities are waiting for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to provide “facts and evidence” regarding the desire to improve relations between the countries. This explains the postponement of the visit of the Russian Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko to Yerevan from February to June. This information was shared by the Armenian newspaper Hraparak, citing sources in Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party.

Four more residents of Dagestan were sentenced to terms ranging from 8 years to 9 years and 4 months in prison as part of the "airport case." The total number of people convicted has reached 62.

The Izberbash City Court of Dagestan partially satisfied the complaint of a prisoner of IK-15 in Norilsk, a resident of the republic, Vitaly Silaev. He demanded that his placement in a punishment cell for night ablution and prayer be declared illegal and that he be awarded compensation for moral damages.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced Makhachkala residents Yuliana Aliyeva and Maryam Chunkova to one year of probation. They were found guilty of brewing coffee over the Eternal Flame under the article on insulting the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland.

In 2024, 27 members of illegal armed groups were eliminated in the North Caucasus, another 135 were detained. This was reported by the head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

The day before, it became known that Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former financier of billionaire founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, had fled Georgia. The founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party accuses Bachiashvili of stealing bitcoins, the value of which reached $39 million. The trial in this case has been going on since 2023: at that time, the accused was banned from leaving the country, and the bail amounted to 2.5 million lari.