Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan disagreed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement regarding the arrest of Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan. Lavrov stated that Ghukasyan was arrested for his political views.

The health of Adam Kadyrov, the son of Chechen leader Adam Kadyrov, who was injured in a traffic accident in Grozny, is improving, according to the Agency, citing sources close to the Russian presidential administration and the Chechen authorities.

At a panel discussion in Davos, Ilham Aliyev stated that the establishment of peaceful relations between Baku and Yerevan is possible in the near future, provided there is a mutual desire for peace. He emphasized that the agreements already reached are yielding concrete results, including cooperation in the transportation of strategic cargo.

The number of casualties in Adygea after a drone struck a residential building has risen to 13. Two of them are in intensive care, and the total number of hospitalized people, according to the head of the republic, Murat Kumpilov, is nine.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that the country has stopped responding to criticism from the European Parliament, and that cooperation with the organization has been suspended for many years. In an interview with Euronews, he attributed this to the European Parliament's "biased attitude," which he believes is the result of lobbying groups.

Ukraine received $1 million in humanitarian aid from Azerbaijan in the form of electrical equipment.

According to the annual report of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Armenia (SVR), a "unfreezing" of the country's membership in the CSTO in 2026 is unlikely, while its assessment of the prospects for relations remains unchanged from last year's.

According to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, a traffic police officer has been found guilty of causing an accident in Grozny on January 16, in which Adam Kadyrov was allegedly injured. He is accused of failing to adequately block traffic for his motorcade.

Two days after media and Telegram channel reports of an accident involving the son of Chechen leader Adam Kadyrov, official sources have provided no information on the matter.

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video of a meeting with his son, Adam, today, amid reports that he had been in a car accident and taken to Moscow.