Four months before the parliamentary elections in Georgia, representatives of the non-governmental sector founded the political movement “Freedom Square”. Its leader was Levan Tsutskiridze, who was a prominent figure during the protests against the law on foreign agents.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that he does not consider it advisable to hold a referendum to join the European Union. Because the people of Armenia “have European aspirations.”

The European Council criticized the Georgian government over the adoption of a law on “foreign agents” in the country.

The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $10 million for help in the capture of a 22-year-old Chechen. Amin Stigal (probably a pseudonym) is accused of cybercrimes against Ukraine, the United States and its allies. More details in our video.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov believes that the statement of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov about blood feud against the relatives of terrorists refers to those who “connive” such crimes.

During his visit to Latvia, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan said that his country wants to be part of the European Union.

Moscow welcomes the initiative of Georgian politicians to restore ties and is ready to follow the path of resuming diplomatic relations. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Acting Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte has been confirmed as NATO Secretary General. The tenure of the current head of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, expires on October 1.