Without friendship with Russia, Armenia will not survive as a state. This was stated by Deputy Speaker of the Russian State Duma Petr Tolstoy on the sidelines of the II Public Forum "Russia-Armenia".

A writer and mathematics teacher Zakhar Zaripov, who suffered from cancer, was released from Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 in Khabarovsk. Instead of five years in prison, he was sentenced to a fine of 350 thousand rubles. The release is related to the man's serious oncological disease - a tumor of the parotid salivary gland.

As part of the investigation into the criminal case of the former head of Kizilyurt and former Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of Dagestan Magomed Magomedov, the court has seized his assets. Among them are seven land plots ranging from 312 to 10 thousand square meters, two premises and five buildings. In addition, the ex-minister's arrest has been extended until February 2025.

Georgia is suspending the negotiation process on joining the European Union until 2028. This was announced yesterday by the reappointed Prime Minister of the country Irakli Kobakhidze.

The Khimki City Court of the Moscow Region sentenced lawyer Timur Idalov to 1 year and 11 months of forced labor in a case of threats to kill or cause harm to health against a prosecutor. In addition, he was banned from practicing law for three years.

The Tbilisi City Court has decided to extradite journalist Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan. According to the defense, in this case he will not escape political persecution, torture and cruel treatment for criticizing the Azerbaijani authorities.

At today's session, the Georgian Parliament, represented by the ruling Georgian Dream party, approved a new government. Irakli Kobakhidze was reappointed as the country's Prime Minister.

Early presidential elections in Abkhazia will be held on February 15, 2025. The corresponding decision was made by the parliament of the self-proclaimed republic.

The Tbilisi City Court has imposed fines on protesters who took place on November 10 and 17. The protesters expressed their disagreement with the results of the parliamentary elections, which were officially won by the ruling Georgian Dream party, and demanded a re-election.

The Southern District Military Court extended the pretrial detention of Enver Krosh, Vilen Temeryanov, Rinat Aliyev, and Edem Bekirov until February 28, 2025. Another Crimean Tatar, Seityag Abbozov, had his house arrest extended for the same period.