A Baku court has extended the pretrial detention of Ali Karimli, chairman of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), by four months. He is charged under Article 278.1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for liability for actions aimed at the violent seizure of power or overthrowing the constitutional order.

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has officially responded for the first time to reports of a January 16 accident in which his 18-year-old son, Adam, was reportedly injured. He called the reports a "fake news" spread by unknown sources.

The Defense Ministry's "talking head"—the deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, also the commander of one of the "Akhmat" formations—has been promoting the idea of ​​a global, joint confrontation between Russian Muslims and Christians against "Satanism" since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war. He regularly finds himself in various scrapes: with the Zetniks, with nationalists, and with Orthodox priests. And the more he tries to "cross a snake and a hedgehog" with his obvious desire to be "one of the guys," the more harshly he is criticized from all sides.

On February 9, US Vice President J.D. Vance, along with his wife and three children, arrived in Yerevan. The plane landed at Zvartnots International Airport, where the guests were greeted by Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan.

A new charge of contempt of court has been brought against Nika Melia, a member of the Akhali party and the Coalition for Change. The country's Prosecutor General's Office reported this. According to the agency, the accused verbally insulted a judge.

Human rights activist Gulu Mammadli called on US Vice President J.D. Vance to facilitate the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, mentioning opposition leader Ali Karimli. Vance plans to visit Baku on February 10, following his visit to Armenia.

A CIAN study found that Ingushetia, Dagestan, and Tuva top the list of Russian regions for mortgage delinquency. In 2025, the average delinquency rate nationwide doubled, reaching 1% (compared to 0.5% the year before), while the total debt rose to 206 billion rubles (from 95 billion).

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the government faces a "constitutional task"—the country's European integration—while also pointing to the existence of "problems" within the European Union.

Regions of the North Caucasus Federal District (NCFD) ranked last among Russian regions by bank deposit size per capita.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan announced significant progress in normalizing relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey. According to him, the negotiation processes with Baku and Ankara are showing positive dynamics and are already yielding tangible results.