Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and a leader of the ruling "Georgian Dream" party, stated that the mass protests in the Georgian capital on October 4, 2025, were organized with the support of European institutions. On that day, following a rally, some protesters attempted to break into the presidential palace.

On the anniversary of the events of October 4, 2025, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili called on Brussels to condemn the attempt to seize the presidential palace in Tbilisi and to reconsider its support for the Georgian opposition.

Akhmed Dudaev, one of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s youngest and longest-serving associates, who for many years oversaw the republic’s information policy and rose through the ranks from an employee of the head and government’s information and analytical department to minister for national policy, external relations, press and information and simultaneously deputy prime minister, has been elected speaker of the sixth convocation of the Chechen Republic’s parliament.

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has warned that a change in Armenia’s foreign policy course could turn the country into a “new Ukraine”. He made the remarks in an interview with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.

Russia’s Justice Ministry has designated lawyer and Circassian activist Rustam Khuazhev as a “foreign agent”. The ministry also added Zhanna Nemtsova, the daughter of murdered opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, as well as the information resources Team Navalny and Reanimation to the same register.

Viktor Zolotov, head of Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardia), presented Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov with the insignia of an army general in Grozny. Kadyrov was also awarded a maroon beret, a symbol of Rosgvardia’s special-purpose units.

A final peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia could be signed after Armenia amends its constitution. Hikmet Hajiyev, an aide to Azerbaijan’s president and head of the foreign policy department of the Presidential Administration, said this on 2 October at the CAMCA Regional Forum, a platform bringing together political and business representatives from Central Asia, Mongolia, the Caucasus and Afghanistan.

Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, stated that foreign political foundations should not engage in political activities within the country.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has urged Armenia not to rush into reorienting its trade toward the European Union. He suggested that Yerevan first assess the prospects of maintaining current export volumes.

The United Kingdom expanded its sanctions against Russia on 1 October. The new package comprises 31 measures targeting 23 individuals and entities and eight vessels. London said the sanctions target, among other things, sources of funding for Russia’s military campaign, pro-Kremlin information networks and individuals linked to human rights violations in territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia.