In exchange for preferential arms supplies and security guarantees, the West is seeking the Armenian government's withdrawal from the CSTO. This will make Yerevan even more dependent on NATO. This was stated by the Director of the Russian FSB Alexander Bortnikov during his speech at the 55th meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the CIS countries in Astana.

Akim Bekirov, an activist and employee of an IT security company sentenced to 14 years, was transferred from the Balashov prison in the Saratov region to the IK-9 Tsivilsk in the Chuvash Republic.

US Ambassador to Georgia Robin Dunnigan, speaking about the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, oligarch, former Russian citizen Bidzina Ivanishvili, said that he puts his personal financial interests above the interests of the people.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow granted the investigation's motion and extended the arrest of journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova for another month, until November 6. The defendant is charged under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls to commit terrorist activity, public justification of terrorism, or propaganda of terrorism). The maximum punishment provided for by such a charge is imprisonment for up to 7 years.

The US has not imposed sanctions on the founder of Georgia's ruling party, billionaire, former Russian citizen Bidzina Ivanishvili and his family members. This was reported to the Georgian service of Radio Liberty by the US Embassy in Tbilisi.

The members of the Kabardino-Balkarian parliament unanimously voted for the current head in the elections for the head of the region. Thus, Kazbek Kokov will remain in his post for another five years.

The elder of the Palestinian community in Chechnya, Alhag Nesef, was presented with a certificate of state registration of the NGO "Local public organization of the national-cultural autonomy of Palestinians of Grozny." This was reported by the Minister of National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information of the Republic, Akhmed Dudayev, who presented the document.

A student from Volgograd, Nikita Zhuravel, who was sentenced to 3.5 years on charges of burning the Koran, corresponded on Telegram with SBU officers and offered to cooperate with them. This was reported by the prosecutor's office.

It is necessary to carefully calculate all the risks associated with Armenia's possible withdrawal from the CSTO. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan shared these thoughts at the Warsaw Security Forum. He stressed that special caution should be exercised in this matter.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has criticized the statement by US Assistant Secretary of State Daphne Rand that "Washington continues to consider alleged violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in Karabakh." Rand made these remarks at the Warsaw Conference on the Human Dimension.