Russian authorities have responded to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's claims of targeted strikes on the Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv. The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed "bewilderment" over Aliyev's remarks, made at the Munich Security Conference.

The Cherkessk City Court of Karachay-Cherkessia has begun a hearing in the case of the theft of 519 million rubles from the Russian Pension Fund by an organized crime group. Among the 29 defendants are former heads of the Ingush postal service, Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov (brother of the republic's head, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov) and Kambulat Sukiyev. Both of them, like the other 27 defendants, have pleaded not guilty.

The Armenian Prosecutor's Office has launched a criminal investigation against Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. Lawyer Ara Zohrabyan reported that his client has been banned from leaving the country. He believes this is being done to disrupt the Bishops' Council planned for Austria.

In an interview with France 24, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that the conflict with Armenia is over and peace between the countries has already been achieved, despite the need to resolve formal issues before signing a final agreement. He recalled the signing of the historic declaration at the White House in August 2025, attended by the US President.

Georgian citizen Georgiy Chubetidze was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Russian court in Donetsk. He was captured in late 2023 while fighting on the Ukrainian side. Human rights activists have recognized him as a political prisoner.

The news that the new "Strong Armenia" party has nominated Russian businessman Samvel Karapetyan for prime minister has raised questions among government officials.

Billionaire Russian citizen Samvel Karapetyan, currently under house arrest in Yerevan, has been declared a candidate for prime minister by the Strong Armenia party in the parliamentary elections scheduled for June. The new party announced the announcement at its presentation.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu expressed concern about US plans to build modular nuclear reactors in Armenia. He believes the project will create new nuclear security threats for the entire region.

An Azerbaijani delegation has arrived in Armenia for the second time in four months. According to Armenian media, civil society activists participating in the Peace Bridge initiative crossed the land border along a demarcated and delimited section near the village of Kirants in Tavush.

Azerbaijani citizen Ramin Mamedov died during military operations in Ukraine while fighting on the Russian side. His body was returned to his homeland.