The founder and honorary chairman of Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili, said that it is necessary to find the strength to apologize for the fact that the Unity – National Movement party, which was in power in 2008, "enveloped Ossetian sisters and brothers in flames."

Newly appointed Armenian Ambassador to Russia Gurgen Arsenyan was not received according to state protocol, Armenian media write.

If Georgia falls under Russian influence again, it will destroy the chances for democratic development not only of the country itself, but also of its neighbors. This was stated by the head of the Georgian branch of the NGO Transparency International Georgia Eka Gigauri in the US Senate.

The Georgian National Cinematography Center will present Rusudan Glurjidze's film "Antiques" for the 2024 Oscars. It tells the story of the mass deportation of Georgians from Russia in 2006.

The Armenian authorities allowed US citizen Eric Thomas Creamer to leave for his homeland. Russia demanded that Yerevan extradite him as a person accused of drug possession.

Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov awarded film director and TV presenter Nikita Mikhalkov with the title of Honored Artist of Chechnya. In response, the latter gave Kadyrov 50 episodes of the Besogon TV program on a flash drive made in the shape of a pen.

Famous Israeli MMA fighter Haim Gozali has published an offensive post about Khabib Nurmagomedov's brother. On the social network X, he posted a photo in which he is holding a combat weapon with an obscene inscription about Usman Nurmagomedov. The photo is accompanied by a description in Hebrew. More details in our video.

It has been 10 years since Russia invaded and illegally annexed Crimea, and for more than 900 days Russia has been waging its brutal war of aggression against Ukraine. With this speech, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili addressed the participants of the fourth Crimea Platform summit via video.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again expressed his support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine. He also voiced Turkey's position on Crimea, which was annexed by Russia.

The district police departments and district inspectorates in Crimea received the so-called "recruitment" standard - the number of detainees who must sign a contract with the Russian army in exchange for the removal of criminal liability for the act. This was reported by the human rights initiative "Tribunal. Crimean Episode", citing a source in the Crimean Ministry of Internal Affairs.