The active phase of the Collective Security Treaty Organization exercises has started at a training ground on Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. About 1,500 troops from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are involved, the SputnikARM Telegram channel reports.

Crimean civil journalist Remzi Bekirov, serving a sentence in a penal colony in Khakassia, is being subjected to illegal pressure from the administration of the institution. This was reported by his lawyer Emil Kurbedinov.

A protest rally against the extradition of journalist Afgan Sadygov to Azerbaijan was held in front of the Georgian government administration building. He has been wanted since 2024, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported earlier.

Запущен переговорный процесс между Арменией и Европейским Союзом по вопросу либерализации визового режима. Вице-председатель Европейской комиссии Маргаритис Скинас назвал это историческим событием. О том, что стороны планируют начать такой диалог, стало известно из официального пресс-релиза, анонсирующего визит Схинаса в Ереван. 

On the eve of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, which falls on the 12th day of the month of Rabi al-Avval, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov visited the former capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul. He spoke about this on his Telegram channel. The Chechen delegation visited the famous Topkapi Palace, where a unique exhibition of sacred relics is presented.

A special state fund will be created to finance Georgian non-governmental organizations registered in the "foreign agents" registry. This was announced by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze at a government meeting.

A fully agreed text of the draft peace treaty has been sent to Baku. This was stated by the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Ararat Mirzoyan.

The Unified Voting Day has ended in the Russian Federation. According to preliminary data, all current governors have won the elections for heads of regions, and the main party of Russia has won the parliamentary elections.

Events were held in a number of countries to mark the 33rd anniversary of the declaration of independence of the CRI.

Based on the results of the parliamentary elections in Ingushetia, the post of head of the republic will be taken by Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, who was re-elected for a second term. This was reported by the press service of the head and government of Ingushetia.