Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Assistant Director of the Russian National Guard Alibek Delimkhanov the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the 2nd degree. He is the brother of State Duma deputy Adam Delimkhanov.

Akhmed Zakayev appeared among those on the recently created website about Russia's enemies, "Russophobes". He was named the president of the separatist movement "Chechen Republic of Ichkeria", recognized as terrorist in the Russian Federation.

The territorial claims against Azerbaijan, which remain in the Constitution of Armenia, remain the main obstacle to the stable future of the region. This was stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

The Georgian Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case against Irakli Okruashvili, who served as the country's Minister of Defense from 2004 to 2006. He is accused of refusing to cooperate with the temporary parliamentary commission investigating alleged crimes by the authorities during the rule of the United National Movement.

Armenia officially notified the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that it refrains from signing the decision "On the CSTO budget for 2024" and, accordingly, from participating in the financing of the bloc's activities. This was reported by the Armenian Foreign Ministry.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova could neither confirm nor deny rumors that Georgian Dream-elected President Mikhail Kavelashvili has been invited to Moscow to celebrate Victory Day. SOVA reports on this.

A large-scale rally involving refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh took place in the capital of Armenia on March 29. Protesters pitched a tent on Freedom Square where their headquarters will be located, Novaya Gazeta Evropa reports. Some demonstrators held portraits of Russian businessman, former state minister of the unrecognized republic Ruben Vardanyan, who has been in a Baku prison since September 2023.

Information about which companies Medni Kadyrova, the official wife of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, is related to as a founder or co-owner has disappeared from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE). This observation was shared by the publication "Verstka".

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his entourage have been holding talks with representatives of Middle Eastern monarchies in recent months. They are unofficial and not coordinated with the Kremlin. Because of this, Kadyrov's relations with Putin have worsened, Vazhnye Istorii reports.

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.