Ingushneft Executive Director Umar Balayev has been charged with new criminal offenses. Charges of embezzlement (Part 3, Article 160 of the Russian Criminal Code) and abuse of power causing damage to the state (Part 1, Article 201 of the Russian Criminal Code) have been added to the fraud case.

The State Security Service of Georgia confirmed reports that former Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili is currently abroad. This was reported by the online news agency Interpressnews, citing the agency.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu commented on the Armenian authorities' intention to replace Russia in the management of the republic's railway infrastructure.

The European Union is preparing tough demands for Russia as part of a possible peace agreement in Ukraine. The document, "Europe's Core Interests in Ensuring a Comprehensive, Just, and Lasting Peace and Security on the Continent," distributed by European Union Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas, contains a number of conditions, Radio Liberty reports.

Georgi Bachiashvili, the former financier of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgia's ruling party, and the former head of the Georgian Co-Investment Fund, has fully admitted his guilt in all criminal cases and paid compensation for the damages caused. This was announced by the Georgian Prosecutor's Office.

The trial of Imam Muhammad Tamaskhanov, who is accused of failing to report a terrorist crime (Article 205.6 of the Russian Criminal Code), which began on February 18 in the Magas District Court of Ingushetia, has faced discontent from his supporters. At a hearing attended by over 100 people, Judge Rashid Tsitskiev postponed the case until March 11, citing technical difficulties.

According to Chechen Prime Minister Magomed Daudov, the Akhmad Kadyrov Foundation has allocated 43.3 billion rubles to support military operations in Ukraine. This amount was announced during a meeting with the republic's security forces.

Former Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili, after leaving the building of the Georgian State Security Service, where he was summoned for questioning on February 17, stated that the issue of Georgia's natural gas supplies had been discussed.

After leaving the Georgian State Security Service building where he was summoned for questioning on February 17, former Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili stated that "the meeting concerned Georgia's participation in European gas supplies and the associated risks."

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Azerbaijan to pay €4,000 to human rights activist Rufat Safarov, finding a violation of his right to a fair trial in 2016.