Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Russia's contribution to the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan is difficult to overestimate, stressing that the current stage of this process began with the active participation of Russia and Vladimir Putin personally. Zakharova recalled the trilateral agreements reached in 2020-2022 with the participation of Moscow, which, according to her, stopped the bloodshed and defined the main directions of the peace process.

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) detained several well-known representatives of opposition parties at once.

Turkey and Armenia plan to discuss the opening of borders as part of the ongoing process of normalizing relations. Serdar Kilic, Turkey's special representative, said that he is working with his Armenian counterpart Ruben Rubinyan on a number of issues to bring the two countries closer together.

In an interview with RTVI, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan announced the transition from the "little brother" model to an equal partnership with Russia. He emphasized that Yerevan intends to continue fulfilling its obligations within the EAEU and develop cooperation with the EU, despite Moscow's warnings about the incompatibility of these two directions.

Novaya Gazeta Evropa reports, citing sources close to Ramzan Kadyrov, that his health is deteriorating. According to the newspaper, the head of Chechnya ignores doctors' recommendations and self-medicates, which has repeatedly led to crisis situations.

Azerbaijani opposition politician Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front, criticized the country's authorities. He said that the incessant rise in prices for electricity, gas, water, transport, fuel, food and almost all services is leading the population to starvation.

After the Russian troops struck a compressor station in the Odessa region, through which test deliveries of Azerbaijani gas to Ukraine were carried out, they actually stopped.

On September 10, the US Congress Helsinki Commission held a hearing entitled “From Partner to Problem: Georgia’s Anti-American Turn.” Republican Congressman Joe Wilson accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of rigging elections, establishing a one-party regime, and suppressing the opposition and the media. According to him, the country’s current leadership is bringing Georgia closer to Russia, China, and Iran, while depriving the people of democracy and sovereignty.