“Russian-Armenian relations are being tested for strength. On the Russian side, the approach has not changed, and Moscow continues to view relations with Yerevan as allied,” said Russian Ambassador to Yerevan Sergei Kopyrkin in an interview with Sputnik-Armenia.

The Polish border service deported 15 Georgian citizens to their homeland. Three of them posed a threat to state security and public order in Poland.

The day before, during an online connection during a court hearing, ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili said that Georgians are depressed.

Mercenaries from different countries are fighting for Ukraine against the Russian Federation. Most of them are from Poland, in second place is from the USA, in third place is from Georgia. Russian President Putin announced this in a television interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson.

In an interview with American TV presenter Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to exchange The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich for Russian citizen Vadim Krasikov. The latter is serving a life sentence in Germany for the murder of Chechen Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.

President Salome Zurabishvili signed an order appointing Irakli Kobakhidze to the post of head of the Georgian government. Earlier, the country’s parliament expressed confidence in him: 84 deputies voted for, 10 against.

Russia calls on Armenia, instead of public attacks and criticism, to begin discussing the state of affairs in the CSTO. This was stated in an interview with RIA Novosti by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Pankin.

“Very important changes have taken place in our region, namely Georgia received the status of an official candidate for accession to the European Union. Two of our neighbors have this status (including Turkey). And if we used to say: “Where is the EU and where is our region,” now the EU is in fact and in essence our region,” said Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan during government hour in parliament.

Early presidential elections took place in Azerbaijan today. According to Azerbaijani media, incumbent President Ilham Aliyev won. He has ruled the country since 2003, inheriting the post from his father Heydar Aliyev, and is seeking his fifth presidential term.

The path to Russification is not an alternative. For some fraternal, small Caucasian peoples, this path was tragic. It is also fatal for the Abkhaz language, culture and identity. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili stated this while speaking in parliament.