The incumbent head of Chechnya recently visited the republic's election commission and officially submitted documents to run for a new—his fifth—term as regional head in the election scheduled for September 20, the Unified Voting Day.

Noah Krieger (real name: Murad Dadaev), a former member of the far-right German party "Alternative for Germany" (AfD), has arrived in the combat zone in Ukraine and announced his intention to fight on Russia's side. Krieger-Dadaev shared news of his decision on Instagram, a platform he has been actively using since a trip to Chechnya.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia issued a statement rejecting claims that former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia was convicted for calling for the overthrow of Bidzina Ivanishvili. According to the agency, the conviction stems from public calls to overthrow the state government and forcibly alter the constitutional order.

The European Union intends to build three checkpoints in Armenia, but the project can only proceed once the areas have been cleared of landmines. EU Ambassador to Armenia Vassilis Maragos announced this at a briefing in Yerevan while presenting a state-of-the-art Croatian demining vehicle donated to the republic by the EU.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has adopted the "Hague Declaration," which includes a resolution titled "Protecting the Integrity of Elections and Fundamental Freedoms in Georgia." Prior to the vote, the Georgian delegation walked out of the meeting hall in protest against the document's content.

Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Court has partially granted a lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General's Office seeking the confiscation of illicitly acquired assets from the republic's third president, Serzh Sargsyan, and individuals associated with him.

Georgian courts have begun issuing fines for offensive Facebook posts targeting Bera Ivanishvili—the son of Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of the ruling "Georgian Dream" party. At least two such rulings have already taken effect, and the number of similar proceedings has risen noticeably since June 1, when a new department was established within the Ministry of Internal Affairs to combat online hate speech.

Azerbaijan is strengthening its position as a key Eurasian transport hub amidst shifts in global logistics. This conclusion was reached by authors at *Responsible Statecraft* while analyzing the consequences of the conflict involving Iran and the restructuring of international trade routes.

The Tbilisi City Court found former Georgian Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia guilty of publicly calling for the violent alteration of the constitutional order and sentenced him to two years and six months in prison.

"Today, the regional branch of the United Russia party unanimously nominated me as a candidate for the post of head of the Chechen Republic," Ramzan Kadyrov announced on his Telegram channel.