Portraits and graffiti depicting the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev have appeared in the Russian capital. The inscriptions on them read: "Stop paying for Aliyev's Russophobia" and "Our partner Aliyev supports Kyiv."

14 parties have already registered with the Central Election Commission of Georgia to participate in the local government elections scheduled for October 4, 2025. These are Georgian Dream, Lelo - Strong Georgia, Gakharia - For Georgia, Girchi, Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, Conservatives for Georgia, Fatherland, Language, Faith, People's Power, Georgia, Left Alliance, Unity of Georgians, Green Party, Our United Georgia, Free Georgia.

The leaders of different countries have responded to the peace agreement signed as a result of the meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Washington. The mediation of US President Donald Trump was given a separate positive assessment.

A Russian drone strike on an oil depot of the Azerbaijani state-owned company SOCAR in the Odessa region of Ukraine caused a fire and damaged a diesel fuel pipeline. Four employees were seriously injured and hospitalized.

Under the mediation of US President Donald Trump, a meeting was held between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. As a result, a peace declaration was signed. Trump expressed hope for long-term reconciliation between the countries, noting that they had been in a state of conflict for 35 years.

In connection with the 17th anniversary of the August war, the Georgian Foreign Ministry issued a statement. It emphasizes that Russia "continues to violate international law by refusing to withdraw its troops from the occupied territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia" and fulfill other obligations under the ceasefire agreement.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that Georgia is not considering the possibility of signing a non-aggression pact with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He stressed that Tbilisi does not intend to negotiate with Sukhum and Tskhinvali and recognize their independence. Kobakhidze reaffirmed Georgia's commitment to a peaceful path to restoring territorial integrity.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, answered a journalist's question in the Kremlin about a possible meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States in the UAE.

On the 17th anniversary of the start of the Russian-Georgian war in 2008, France and Germany reaffirmed their support for Georgia's territorial integrity and condemned Russia's actions in the conflict.

17 years ago, in August 2008, an armed conflict between Russia and Georgia began. As a result, more than 400 Georgian citizens, including civilians, were killed, and tens of thousands were displaced.