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Kadyrov's Son Awarded a New Medal
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Kadyrov's Son Awarded a New Medal
19 September 2025

Seventeen-year-old Adam Kadyrov, Secretary of the Chechen Security Council, received a commemorative medal in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Akhmat-Krepost special forces unit. This was announced by his father, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the republic.

The US Congress is considering an initiative to ban all financial assistance to the Georgian government
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The US Congress is considering an initiative to ban all financial assistance to the Georgian government
19 September 2025

The "Georgian Nightmare Non-Recognition Amendment," sponsored by Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, has been approved for inclusion in the US State Department Appropriations Act. He announced this on the social media platform X.

A contract soldier from Chechnya was sentenced to six years.
Human rights
A contract soldier from Chechnya was sentenced to six years.
19 September 2025

Rustam Shipiyev, a contract soldier from Chechnya, was sentenced to six years in a general regime penal colony. According to the case file, he failed to return to his military unit after undergoing treatment at a sanatorium. Instead, he went home, where he was detained by military commandant's office officers.

Putin on renaming Volgograd to Stalingrad:
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Putin on renaming Volgograd to Stalingrad: "We need to think about it"
19 September 2025

Vladimir Putin stated that he would consider Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov's proposal to return Volgograd to its historical name, Stalingrad.

An elderly Crimean Tatar political prisoner complained of health problems.
Human rights
An elderly Crimean Tatar political prisoner complained of health problems.
19 September 2025

Crimean Tatar activist Servet Gaziyev, serving his sentence in Penal Colony No. 5 in Kamchatka, has again complained of deteriorating health.

Pashinyan Allows for Reciprocal Arms Transfers via the Zangezur Corridor
Politics
Pashinyan Allows for Reciprocal Arms Transfers via the Zangezur Corridor
19 September 2025

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented on the possibility of using the transport corridor connecting Azerbaijan with Nakhichevan (the "Trump Route") for arms transportation. He stated that such a scenario is possible, but only with reciprocity.

Seventeen-year-old Adam Kadyrov has received another position
Society
Seventeen-year-old Adam Kadyrov has received another position
18 September 2025

Adam Kadyrov, the 17-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, continues to rapidly expand his sphere of influence in the republic. Ramzan Kadyrov announced his son's new responsibility: overseeing property tax payments by municipal companies.

Pugacheva faces a ban on returning to Russia over her comments about Dudayev
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Pugacheva faces a ban on returning to Russia over her comments about Dudayev
18 September 2025

Heated debate continues around Alla Pugacheva's latest interview. According to Argumenty i Fakty, lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky, who previously defended the murderers of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, believes that law enforcement agencies may conduct an investigation and even open a criminal case based on the singer's statements.

Pashinyan rejected rumors of Turkish pressure regarding the depiction of Mount Ararat on passport stamps
Politics
Pashinyan rejected rumors of Turkish pressure regarding the depiction of Mount Ararat on passport stamps
18 September 2025

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan denied that the decision to remove the image of Mount Ararat from passport stamps was made under Turkish pressure. He emphasized that the issue had been discussed domestically long before contacts with Turkey and had never been the subject of bilateral negotiations.

Elene Khoshtaria refused to post court-ordered bail
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Elene Khoshtaria refused to post court-ordered bail
18 September 2025

The Tbilisi City Court ordered Elene Khoshtaria, leader of the Droa! party, to post bail in the amount of 5,000 lari. She is accused of intentionally damaging the campaign banners of Tbilisi mayoral candidate Kakha Kaladze.