The first investment project in Karabakh was carried out by Tatarstan. This was stated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with RIA Novosti.

On Tuesday, December 17, the EU Council published a report on enlargement, which Brussels considers a strategic priority in light of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The report reaffirms the full and unconditional commitment of Ukraine, Moldova and six candidate countries in the Western Balkans to European integration. It is noteworthy that Georgia and Turkey were mentioned in the text, but were not included in the list of "favourites".

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze thanked five countries "that expressed their support for the Georgian people" at a meeting of the EU Council. According to the head of the Cabinet, these are Hungary, Slovakia, Italy, Spain and Romania.

The US may impose new sanctions against Georgia, said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.

Chechnya's Interior Minister Aslan Iraskhanov has been promoted to the rank of police lieutenant general. This follows from a decree by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia is in no hurry to respond to Armenia's proposal to resolve issues related to the broadcasting of Russian TV channels. This gives the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan the opportunity to block all Russian channels in the near future, writes the Armenian newspaper Past.

There is no point in Georgia joining the EU, giving up its values, language and faith. This was stated by the newly elected President of Georgia, Mikheil Kavelashvili.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has been placed under restrictions by Estonia. Along with him, 13 other high-ranking officials and judges were included in the sanctions list. These individuals are banned from entering Estonia. The corresponding statement was made by Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.