The Kremlin will clarify Armenia's position on the CSTO. This was announced by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the statements of the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan about leaving the organization. “In any case, we will adhere to partnership and allied relations,” Peskov noted.
The Supreme Court of Russia rejected the cassation appeal of Vadim Bektemirov's defense. In 2022, he was sentenced to 11 years in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case.
The International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued a statement regarding the extension of prison terms for journalists of the Azerbaijani independent publication Abzas Media.
In the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, security forces detained Murtazali Alimgireev and Alimkhan Kadrashov. They are suspected of attacking and killing 15 Russian soldiers in Chechnya in 1999.
No official representative of Armenia will visit Belarus while Lukashenko is president. This was stated by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan during a speech in parliament.
The defendants in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case from Bakhchisarai, Seydamet Mustafayev, Remzi Nimetulaev, Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov, Ametkhan Umerov, Ruslan Asanov and Eldar Yakubov, had their detention in the pre-trial detention center extended until November 24.
101 citizens sought medical help after yesterday's protest near the Armenian parliament. 85 people have been discharged from hospitals, another 16 remain under observation.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said in parliament that the country intends to withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the timing has not yet been determined. He said that the country’s former authorities entered into a “bubble union,” and then it turned out that it did not protect Armenia.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense reported on the complete withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the tripartite statement dated November 10, 2020, after the end of the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a 2,000-strong military contingent of the Russian Federation was stationed in Karabakh, the duration of which was determined for 5 years (until 2025).
During a search, prohibited religious literature was found on Crimean Tatar Seityagi Abbozov. However, according to lawyer Emil Kurbedinov, it did not belong to him - it was planted by the security forces.
Georgia and the Russian Federation plan to restore diplomatic relations. The selection of employees for the Georgian embassy in Moscow has begun. This was reported by the Mtavari channel with reference to sources.