Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze commented on the introduction of sanctions by the United States against the founder and honorary chairman of the Georgian Dream Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stated that attempts to speculate on human grief are absolutely unacceptable. According to him, the Russian side proceeds from the fact that before drawing any conclusions, it is necessary to wait for the results of the official investigation.

A "Carpet" plan has been introduced at the Severny International Airport in Grozny, meaning that arrivals and departures there are temporarily limited. This was reported to Interfax by the airport's general director, Alvi Shakhgiriev.

The Russian Federation will not give an assessment of the plane crash near Aktau until the investigation concludes. At the same time, the Kremlin saw statements from Baku that Russia should apologize for the air defense systems hitting the Azerbaijani airliner. This position was voiced by the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.

Azerbaijani airline AZAL suspends flights from Baku to Grozny and Makhachkala, as well as to Mineralnye Vody, Sochi, Volgograd, Ufa and Samara until the final investigation into the causes of the crash of the Embraer passenger plane is completed. The reason for this decision is the risks to flight safety.

According to the results of the annual study “Rating of Regions. KROS”, the top three “most unperturbed” subjects of the Russian Federation included Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. The population of these republics has the lowest anxiety index.

The Embraer 190 passenger airliner of Azerbaijan Airlines, which crashed on December 25 in the Kazakh city of Aktau, was hit by a missile fired by a Russian anti-aircraft missile system. This interpretation of the events was voiced by Euronews, citing unnamed sources in the government of Azerbaijan, and today it has been supported by many publications and bloggers. The fact that the plane was damaged by a Russian air defense system may be indicated by photo and video footage of holes in the skin of its surviving wreckage.

The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina granted asylum to a native of Chechnya, Selima Khadisova, and her three children. According to human rights activists, if she were deported at Moscow's request, her children could be taken away from her and she herself could be tortured.

During the summit of the EAEU countries in St. Petersburg, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced via video link that his delegation will not go to Minsk next year either. Since 2025, Belarus has been the country chairing the EAEU, and Yerevan will again participate only remotely.

The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer passenger plane that crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan, on December 25 could have been hit by a Russian missile over Grozny. This was reported to Euronews with reference to sources in the Azerbaijani government.