On October 14, the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation issued an opinion on the draft federal budget 2023, in which it indicated that the state program “Health Development” is unlikely to achieve its stated goals in the field of demography.

On October 13, at least 7 people were killed and 8 were wounded as a result of shelling by Russian troops of Avdeevka.

On October 13, the European Court of Human Rights, having examined complaints from 11 Russians, recognized them as victims of torture by security forces and awarded compensation totaling 208,300 euros. One of the applicants is a resident of Dagestan, Sultankhan Ibragimov.

On October 12, the former commander of the Chechen detachment “Ajnad al-Caucasus” that fought in Syria, Rustam Azhiev, arrived in Ukraine.

On October 12, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution recognizing the Russian regime as “terrorist.” The document is called “Further escalation of aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.” The Assembly also called on the Georgian authorities to release from arrest a citizen of Ukraine, ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.

On October 11, the International Monetary Fund, in its latest World Economic Outlook report, forecast that the Armenian economy will grow by 7% by the end of 2022.

On October 10, Vladimir Putin announced that he had ordered massive long-range strikes.

On October 8, an explosion occurred on the Crimean Bridge, which connects the Krasnodar region of Russia with the annexed Ukrainian peninsula.

Human rights activists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus received the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

It is difficult to say what other mediators can offer, but both the Americans and the Europeans are doing their best to strengthen their influence in the South Caucasus by offering their platforms for negotiations.