Georgia continues to face pressure on non-governmental organizations: the prosecutor's office announced the freezing of the accounts of several NGOs, including the human rights organization Sapari, which has been protecting the rights of women and children for over two decades.

Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with Al Arabiya TV channel that Azerbaijan is not responsible for the worsening relations with Moscow, emphasizing the country's constructive and legitimate approach. He expressed disappointment with the incident with the Azerbaijani civilian aircraft shot down by Russian air defense forces and, in particular, dissatisfaction with the position of the Russian Federation.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, commenting on the results of President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Washington, emphasized that Baku will not sign a peace agreement with Armenia until Yerevan amends its Constitution to exclude any territorial claims against Azerbaijan.

In honor of Ukraine's Independence Day, Georgia expressed its solidarity with the country by holding numerous events in different cities.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Volodymyr Zelensky on Ukraine's Independence Day, expressing his warmest wishes to the Ukrainian people. He stressed that relations between the two countries are based on historical ties, friendship and mutual respect and continue to strengthen in various areas, including the economy and energy.

A protest action organized by the party “For the Sake of the Republic” took place in the Armenian city of Gyumri, demanding the withdrawal of the Russian military base from the territory of Armenia.

Russian political scientist Sergei Markov has been given the status of a "foreign agent". This was preceded by criticism on Z-channels against him for compliments to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

US President Donald Trump, once again criticizing the policies of his predecessors, said that Barack Obama and George Bush are to blame for the loss of Crimea and part of Georgia. On the air of the "Mark Levin Show", the American leader noted that the peninsula was "given away" by Obama, and part of Georgia was "lost" under Bush, emphasizing that under him Russia "did not take anything" from other countries.

The Ryazan Regional Court sentenced a native of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Lukinskaya, to five years in prison under the article on confidential cooperation with a foreign state (Article 275.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This criminal article, which provides for three to eight years of imprisonment, was introduced in Russia in 2022. Details of the case are classified.

Azerbaijani MP Mushfig Jafarov has accused Russia of deliberately pressuring the country. According to him, raids and murders of Azerbaijanis in Russia are not accidental.