The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry categorically rejected any suggestion that the country's territory is being used for military or intelligence operations against Iran, or the possible presence of forces affiliated with Israel in Azerbaijan. This was the ministry's response to an article published by CNN World, which, according to the Azerbaijani side, contains unsubstantiated accusations.

Journalist Alexei Seregin has been detained in Yoshkar-Ola. He is accused of "justifying terrorism," citing a two-year-old comment about Dzhokhar Dudayev, the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The criminal case was launched for "justifying illegal armed groups in Chechnya in the 1990s."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov believes that Georgia's leadership is aware of the potential damage from the country's accession to the EU.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated during the recent election debates that the country does not plan to renew full membership in the CSTO and may eventually leave the military-political bloc.

The Prime Minister of Georgia reacted sharply to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statement about Washington's ability to influence the policies of the Georgian authorities.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Sagid Murtazaliev, the former head of the Dagestan Pension Fund, in absentia to life imprisonment. He was found guilty of organizing a murder and financing an illegal armed group.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the allocation of over €50 million in financial assistance to Armenia. This measure is prompted by Russia's actions, which imposed restrictions on the import of Armenian products. Von der Leyen issued the corresponding statement following a conversation with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released a study on the parliamentary elections in Armenia, warning of the growing influence of opaque political promotion schemes online.

Representatives of the Russian opposition staged a performance outside the Russian Embassy in Yerevan. Wearing masks of Vladimir Putin, they staged a dinner with raw meat. They claimed this symbolic act embodied the image of the Russian leadership, whose "hands are stained to the elbows with blood."

A court case between a high school graduate and the local state examination commission has concluded in Kabardino-Balkaria. The teenager successfully challenged the commission's decision to annul his USE results in physics due to suspicions of cheating.