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Turkey has stated that it does not allow the Kremlin to circumvent sanctions or supply electronics.
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Turkey has stated that it does not allow the Kremlin to circumvent sanctions or supply electronics.
20 February 2023

Ankara does not intend to allow the US and European sanctions against Russia to be bypassed through Turkey. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Chavushoglu.

Azerbaijan rescuers removed 53 people from the rubble in Turkey.
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Azerbaijan rescuers removed 53 people from the rubble in Turkey.
20 February 2023

The rescue forces of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan in Turkey continue operations to eliminate the consequences of the earthquake. In total, they recovered 53 people alive from the rubble, as well as 780 bodies.

Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, who was on a hunger strike, complained of ill-treatment in Azerbaijani detention facilities.
Human rights
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, who was on a hunger strike, complained of ill-treatment in Azerbaijani detention facilities.
20 February 2023

Public activist Baku Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continues his hunger strike for 42 days. Meanwhile, since February 16, he went on a dry hunger strike.

In Chechnya, the judge in the case of Zarema Musayeva was denied recusal.
Human rights
In Chechnya, the judge in the case of Zarema Musayeva was denied recusal.
20 February 2023

Zarema Musayeva’s lawyers challenged the presiding judge, Musa Vagapov. The defence argued that he belonged to the panel of the Supreme Court of Chechnya and that his son worked for the Prosecutor’s Office. The applicants were rejected immediately.

White House: PMC lost more than 30 thousand people killed and wounded near Bakhmut
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
White House: PMC lost more than 30 thousand people killed and wounded near Bakhmut
19 February 2023
Doctors reported that Mikheil Saakashvili's health was deteriorating.
Human rights
Doctors reported that Mikheil Saakashvili's health was deteriorating.
19 February 2023

After visiting former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in a Tbilisi clinic, a council of doctors noted a deterioration in his health. He continues to lose weight, and treatment is symptomatic.

Suleiman Kerimov gave 200 million rubles to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
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Suleiman Kerimov gave 200 million rubles to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
19 February 2023

Businessman and member of the Federation Council from Dagestan Suleiman Kerimov donated 200 million rubles to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
"Putin's People"
19 February 2023

During the years of the second Russian-Chechen armed conflict, thousands and thousands of people were kidnapped and disappeared into obscurity. If for some of them relatives have guesses and suspicions that they were taken away on some, albeit often dubious, basis, then why were others kidnapped? This remains a mystery to this day. Death squads are behind many of these crimes.

Aliev: The feud between Azerbaijan and Armenia must be over.
Politics
Aliev: The feud between Azerbaijan and Armenia must be over.
19 February 2023

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the panel discussion on security in the South Caucasus in Munich. According to him, Baku and Yerevan should show everyone that the violence should be stopped and a peace treaty signed.

Fierce fighting for Bakhmut continues
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Fierce fighting for Bakhmut continues
18 February 2023

Heavy fighting for Bakhmut continues. Russian media report the advance of the Wagner PMC north of Bakhmut in the village of Paraskovievka. Ukrainian sources claim that southwest of Bakhmut, Ukrainian forces managed to push back Russian troops in the area of ​​the village of Ivanovskoye.