In connection with the 17th anniversary of the August war, the Georgian Foreign Ministry issued a statement. It emphasizes that Russia "continues to violate international law by refusing to withdraw its troops from the occupied territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia" and fulfill other obligations under the ceasefire agreement.

Ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev scheduled for August 8, Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed serious concerns about the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that Georgia is not considering the possibility of signing a non-aggression pact with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He stressed that Tbilisi does not intend to negotiate with Sukhum and Tskhinvali and recognize their independence. Kobakhidze reaffirmed Georgia's commitment to a peaceful path to restoring territorial integrity.

Previously imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli called on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to intervene in the situation surrounding Bahruz Samedov. This Azerbaijani activist was sentenced to 15 years in prison in his home country on charges of spying for Armenia.

The criminal case against Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov, the elder brother of the Head of Ingushetia Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, and 28 others accused of embezzling funds from the Russian Pension Fund will be heard in the Cherkessk City Court of Karachay-Cherkessia. This decision was made by the Fifth Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction, changing the territorial jurisdiction of the case.

On the 17th anniversary of the start of the Russian-Georgian war in 2008, France and Germany reaffirmed their support for Georgia's territorial integrity and condemned Russia's actions in the conflict.

17 years ago, in August 2008, an armed conflict between Russia and Georgia began. As a result, more than 400 Georgian citizens, including civilians, were killed, and tens of thousands were displaced.

Despite his deteriorating health, human rights activist Server Mustafayev, who is serving a 14-year sentence in IK-1 in Tambov, is not receiving the medical care he needs. The Crimean Tatar suffers from severe back pain, and although a prison neurologist prescribed him an X-ray and a course of injections back in February, the treatment has not been administered.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili called the expected agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, mediated by Donald Trump, a "historic moment." According to him, this could mean a weakening of Russia's influence in the Caucasus and a strengthening of the US role.

A 27-year-old Kazakh citizen Chingis Musadilov, who went missing on August 4, has been found dead in Tbilisi. Relatives and the Georgian Embassy in Kazakhstan have confirmed the information.