Russia will have to review the entire range of economic relations with Armenia if the republic joins the EU. This was stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk.

A critical resolution on Georgia was adopted at the 48th session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, supported by 101 votes.

The Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament of Georgia to investigate the management of the "United National Movement" appealed to the prosecutor's office in connection with the failure of the leader of the opposition coalition "Strong Georgia" and the "Lelo" party Mamuka Khazaradze to appear at the meeting at the invitation of the deputies. It should be noted that refusing to testify to the commission is a criminal offense and provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to a year (Article 349 of the Criminal Code).

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Ingushetia resident Yunus Bitiev to 6 years in prison. He was found guilty of incitement to terrorism.

The Investigative Committee for Chechnya has overturned the decision to allow Eset Umarova to familiarize herself with the case of the disappearance of her son Movsar Umarov. He was allegedly kidnapped by security forces.

The Armenian Parliament has adopted in the second and final reading a bill on the beginning of the process of the country's accession to the European Union. The document states that Armenia "expresses the will of the Armenian people, setting itself the task of making the republic a safe, secure, developed and prosperous country."

A month ago, 47-year-old Eldar Karamurza was detained in the Crimean village of Novoalekseevka. He was accused of participating in the activities of the Noman Chelebidzhikhan Crimean Tatar battalion, which was recognized as terrorist in Russia, as well as participating in the economic blockade of Crimea.

A court in Stavropol considered the criminal case of Dagestan residents Zaynalabid Cheriyev, Islam Umarov, Abdulamid Magomedov, Ibragim Shakhmanov, Yusup Rabadanov, Magomed Mamayev, Magomedmukhtar Ismailov, Kurbanismail Magomedov, Akhmedrasul Isabudinov, Yusup Ikhakov, Shamil Gyulmagomedov, Magomedmurad Magomedov and Mukhamat Asadov. They were sentenced to terms of 7 to 10 years.

Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan said that his country's purchase of weapons from outside the CSTO bloc is a "diplomatic victory."

The multi-storey building on Gappakhskaya Street, 14 in Makhachkala, where the gas explosion occurred, was built without permission. Instead of the 14 existing floors, according to the design documentation, there should have been 9. In addition, the building was unauthorizedly connected to the gas network.