Moscow does not question the sovereign right of each state to determine its foreign policy, including regarding participation in CSTO events and further work in the organization. De jure, Yerevan remains a full member of the CSTO and retains all relevant rights and obligations. This was stated by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on Armenia's latest refusal to participate in the upcoming summit of the organization's leaders in Astana.

In Georgia, questions about the uprisings against the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century have been removed from school history exams. In addition, several works by Georgian poets have been removed from the Georgian language and literature curriculum.

In 2023, on average in the Russian Federation, there were 67 hospital beds per 10 thousand Russians. The worst indicator was recorded in Ingushetia - 43 inpatient beds. Over three years, their number has decreased by six units. This was reported by the Ministry of Health.

Правляча партія Грузії подала на пост президента країни кандидатуру колишнього футболіста, депутата Михайла Кавелашвілі. Про це на брифінгу повідомив засновник «Грузинської мрії», мільярдер-олігарх Бідзіна Іванішвілі.

Grozny, Makhachkala and Vladikavkaz entered the top ten cities of the Russian Federation with the highest quality of life. They took 2nd, 5th and 7th places, respectively, the Financial University under the Government reported.

The social activist and blogger Ramazan Rabadanov's cervical vertebrae were damaged during his arrest. He urgently needs help in restoring them, as he cannot sleep. This was reported by the chairman of the republic's Public Monitoring Commission Shamil Khadulaev after visiting SIZO-1.

Crimean Tatar Teimur Abdullaev, held in Correctional Colony No. 2 in Salavat (Bashkortostan), has lost hearing in one ear. In addition, the man's vision has deteriorated due to hypertension.

A group of armed security forces broke into a Muslim prayer house in Khabarovsk during a collective prayer. Last Friday, UFSB and UFMS officers, supported by riot police, disrupted the service, forcing the worshipers to lie face down on the floor. The security forces walked on the carpets in dirty shoes and insulted the believers with obscene language. The raid may be part of an anti-migrant policy, but not a single illegal foreigner was found in the prayer house. For more details, watch our video.

On this day, exactly 30 years ago, the Russian authorities attempted an armed overthrow of the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev, by the forces of the so-called Chechen opposition.

The Supreme Court of Chechnya awarded six applicants 200,000 rubles in compensation. In 2000, during the second Russian-Chechen war, federal troops allegedly killed three of their relatives.