The North Caucasus republics, including Ingushetia and Chechnya, have the lowest alcohol consumption in the Russian Federation, according to the Ministry of Health.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that former President Robert Kocharyan, who heads the Armenia bloc, should be held criminally responsible. 

Russian military personnel stationed in Armenia must obey local laws, not Russian ones. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made this statement during a briefing in Yerevan. He was responding to concerns surrounding the possible actions of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, given recent changes to Russian legislation.

The For Georgia party has stated that Russia has begun the active phase of annexing the Tskhinvali region (the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia) amid the authorities' "criminal silence." The opposition accuses the ruling Georgian Dream party of inaction.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has recommended lifting certain sanctions imposed on Ingush-born Russian oligarch Mikhail Gutseriev. However, this decision does not guarantee the lifting of the current restrictions, Forbes reports.

The Military Court of Cassation has denied the defense of abducted Nalchik resident Kazbek Yemkuzhev's appeal. It concerned the decision of the Nalchik Garrison Military Court, which dismissed his complaint regarding the inaction of the investigation. The lawyers were challenging the refusal to initiate criminal proceedings against security forces for Yemkuzhev's kidnapping.

Two Russian citizens detained in Azerbaijan amid tensions with Moscow following the plane crash in late 2024 have been found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison. Igor Zabolotskikh and Ilnur Valitov were found guilty of cyber fraud.

Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, speaking from the State Duma, demanded that Russia stop hosting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Zyuganov's statement stemmed from his outrage over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech in Yerevan at the European Political Community summit.

In 2025, Ingushetia remained the only region that failed to achieve a reduction in unemployment. This information was announced by the office of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova.

The People's Assembly of Dagestan approved the appointment of Magomed Ramazanov as chairman of the regional government. Acting Head of Dagestan Fyodor Shchukin presented the candidate.