Referendums on joining Russia have begun in the "DPR" and "LPR"

On September 23, referendums on joining Russia began in the “DPR” and “LPR,” as well as in the Russian-controlled Kherson region and part of the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine. The head of the German Foreign Ministry, Annalena Bärbock, said after the G7 ministerial meeting in New York that the G7 countries do not recognize referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
Ex-commander of the Azov regiment Maxim Zhorin, released from Russian captivity, said that all captured Ukrainians were tortured by starvation, beaten, and not allowed to sleep. Almost all those released need serious medical and psychological assistance.
In Vladikavkaz, travel was restricted at checkpoints towards the Georgian border due to the large number of people wishing to leave the country. A multi-kilometer traffic jam has accumulated in front of the border checkpoint in Upper Lars.

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14 December 2025

The seven-month prison sentence of Georgian opposition figure and leader of the "Girchi — More Freedom" party, Zurab Japaridze, expires on December 19. On Friday, the politician will leave Rustavi Penitentiary Institution No. 12, according to information on his Facebook page.

The world will celebrate Turkic Languages ​​Day
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The world will celebrate Turkic Languages ​​Day
14 December 2025

Tomorrow, December 15, 2025, the global community will celebrate World Day of Turkic Languages ​​for the first time. This decision was made at the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand this November. The date was chosen for a reason: on December 15, 1983, Danish linguist Wilhelm Thomsen announced the decipherment of the Orkhon inscriptions, an important example of ancient Turkic writing.

A Georgian citizen was sentenced in absentia to 28 years for participating in the war on the Ukrainian side.
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A Georgian citizen was sentenced in absentia to 28 years for participating in the war on the Ukrainian side.
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A Russian court sentenced Georgian citizen Giorgi Partsvania in absentia to 28 years in prison for participating in hostilities on the Ukrainian side.