The Armenian newspaper Hraparak reported that Russia is developing new sanctions against Armenia in response to Yerevan's "anti-Russian actions." These actions include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's possible visit to the Yerevan summit on May 4-5.

The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Azerbaijan, Marianna Kujundzic, has been summoned to the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In Baku, the ambassador was presented with a note of protest over the "anti-Azerbaijani" resolution adopted by the European Parliament on April 30.

Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee has uncovered new cases of vote-buying by representatives of the opposition party "Strong Armenia," led by Russian oligarch Samvel Karapetyan.

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has received Vladimir Putin's support ahead of the region's latest election. During a meeting in the Kremlin the previous evening, the Russian president praised the republic's successes under the current leader's leadership and expressed confidence that the people of Chechnya will once again place their trust in him in the September 20 elections.

Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, stated that Georgia's territorial integrity is inviolable and will not be subject to negotiation for EU membership. He criticized the "Ukrainian and Moldovan-style" approaches to European integration, calling them alien to Georgia.

Serbia revoked the citizenship of Yakub Zakriev, the nephew of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, shortly after his extradition. He was initially granted citizenship as a foreigner of interest to Serbia. However, following media reports and a review of the decision, Serbian authorities revoked his passport.

Ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7, Armenia is issuing stern warnings against interfering in the electoral process. Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan stated that law enforcement agencies are ready to take action against bribery, recalling the prison terms for receiving (up to 7 years) and giving (up to 8 years) bribes.

Armenia does not expect EU membership by 2028 or 2030, but its course toward rapprochement with the EU is its strategic choice, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan.

The Serbian government has granted citizenship to Yakub Zakriev, the nephew of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. According to Serbian publications Direktno and Nedeljnik, the decision was made by Prime Minister Djuro Matsut and was based on the country's "interests," although these "interests" were not specified.

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador to protest the recent meeting in Kyiv between Bundestag member Roderich Kiesewetter and Akhmed Zakayev, the head of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria abroad, which is designated a terrorist organization by the Russian Federation.