On October 27, speaking at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, President Vladimir Putin accused the West of nurturing terrorists in Russia.

On October 26, the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people published the Declaration “On State Independence of the Republic of Kalmykia,” in which it announced the need for “the complete liberation of the Oirat-Kalmyk people from colonial dependence on Russia.” The Congress stated that it would seek the secession of Kalmykia from the Russian Federation, the proclamation and creation of a sovereign independent state.

On October 25, the Armenian authorities announced that they consider the arrival of State Duma deputy, first deputy chairman for CIS affairs and relations with compatriots Konstantin Zatulin undesirable. Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and RT television channel, was subject to the same restrictions.

On October 18, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a resolution in which it declared the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria a territory “temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation” and condemned “the commission of genocide of the Chechen people.” 287 deputies voted for the adoption of the document.

On October 12, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution recognizing the Russian regime as “terrorist.” The document is called “Further escalation of aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.” The Assembly also called on the Georgian authorities to release from arrest a citizen of Ukraine, ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.

It is difficult to say what other mediators can offer, but both the Americans and the Europeans are doing their best to strengthen their influence in the South Caucasus by offering their platforms for negotiations.

On October 4, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against the exiled Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Akhmed Zakayev, who lives in England. He is accused of organizing a terrorist community.

Russia's behavior during the escalation of the conflict drew criticism from Yerevan.

However, neither the violation of Armenian borders nor the persecution of civil activists prevented the European Union from again declaring that Baku is a “reliable partner” for it in supplying gas to Europe.

Against the backdrop of these pacifist speeches, the appeal of the wife and adviser to the Mufti of Dagestan, Aina Gamzatova, to Putin with a request to delay the mobilization in Dagestan in order to “train real warriors” sounded dissonant.