Russia does not rule out restoring diplomatic relations with Georgia, though Moscow does not currently view the matter as a priority. According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the first move in this regard must come from Tbilisi.

A drone attack alert was issued in the North Caucasus overnight into August 21. The warning was in effect from 2:46 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented the government program for 2026-2031. According to him, the document is based on the ideology of "Real Armenia" and envisions the country's transition to what the authorities call the "Fourth Republic."

On the night of August 20, Russian regions were hit by a massive drone attack. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, from 8:00 PM on August 19 to 8:00 AM on August 20, Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 726 fixed-wing UAVs.

Ukraine thanked Azerbaijan for supplying equipment necessary for the operation of the country's energy system during the war. The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported this on the social network X.

On the night of August 19, drone attacks affected several southern regions of Russia. In the Rostov Region, authorities reported the destruction of approximately 15 drones, while in Krasnodar, approximately 20 flights were delayed due to airport restrictions. In Crimea, some villages were left without power after the attack.

Russia is ready to reconsider import restrictions on Armenian agricultural products, but is first awaiting the results of sanitary inspections and a plan from Yerevan to demonstrate how Armenia intends to comply with EAEU requirements, Izvestia reported, citing Rosselkhoznadzor.

Former Georgian Prime Minister and former chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Irakli Garibashvili, who is imprisoned on corruption charges, published the extended letter he promised yesterday. In it, he claims that he was being pressured to admit to a new corruption charge in order to completely rule out his return to politics.

Bakhtiyar Hasanov, who headed the Azerbaijani national-cultural autonomy in Moscow, was expelled from Russia. He was deported to Azerbaijan after a court refused to overturn the deportation order.

Mikhail Evdokimov, Russia’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, was summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry following a series of high-profile statements made within the Russian media landscape. Baku stated that these remarks contained insults and threats directed at the country, its citizens, and its leadership.