Georgia was not granted EU candidate status because it refused to join sanctions against Russia. This was announced by Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze. 

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan congratulated the people on Citizen’s Day. He noted that there are no political prisoners in the country, all information is available to the public through television, media, social networks, and public and economic activities are completely free. According to Pashinyan, the reason for all the failures, including the war with Azerbaijan, is that for many years the country lacked democracy, law and taboos.

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia to pay more than 129 million euros in compensation to Georgian citizens for violations of their rights during the 2008 war. Thus, compensation of 3.2 million euros is provided for the killing of at least 50 civilians (there were 116 applications), 2.7 million euros for 116 civilian victims of arbitrary detention and inhuman treatment, 640,000 euros - 16 Georgian prisoners of war tortured.

The Armenian newspaper "Graparak" writes that the US is exerting pressure on Armenia to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan as soon as possible. The preliminary version of the document should be signed by the end of May. It is mentioned that US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Olson, who recently visited Yerevan and Baku, brought with her a draft version. 

Access to pre-school education for children up to the age of seven is 100 per cent in the Chechen Republic. This was announced by the head of the region Ramzan Kadyrov during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Misostin in Moscow.

The MPs call on Azerbaijan to immediately open the Lachin Corridor. This is stated in a joint statement by the head of the European Parliament delegation for relations with the countries of the South Caucasus, Maria Kalyurand, Permanent Rapporteur for Armenia, Andrey Kovac, and Permanent Rapporteur for Azerbaijan, Zeljana Zovko. 

Azerbaijan has taken control of the Lachin corridor, the only link between Nagorny Karabakh and Armenia. The Russian side did not react, the peacekeepers were expelled.

26-year-old Khamzat Kadyrov, nephew of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, was appointed to the post of assistant adviser on the force block. This was announced by Minister of National Policy, Foreign Relations and Information of Chechnya Akhmed Dudayev.

The deadline for filing income and property declarations for 2022 for the so-called «representatives of the authorities» expires on April 30. Besides the head of Ingushetia Kalimatov, the leaders of only five regions of Russia decided to announce the data of their declarations. Among them are the governors of the Kursk and Leningrad regions, the Kamchatka region, and Tuva.

Head of Ingushetia Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov earned 3.4 million rubles during the year. His income increased by 777 thousand rubles compared to 2021.

Among all Turkish leaders, Recep Tayyip Erdogan provided the greatest support to Crimean Tatars. This was stated by People’s Deputy of Ukraine, leader of the Crimean Tatar national movement Mustafa Cemilev.