Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Azerbaijan to ensure that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has regular access to Armenian detainees. The call followed an appeal by Ruben Vardanyan, the former state minister of Nagorno-Karabakh. HRW stressed that it had not independently verified the information he provided.

Russia has resumed natural gas supplies to Armenia via the North Caucasus–Transcaucasia trunk pipeline. Gazprom Armenia announced the resumption.

Female members of the United National Movement (UNM) staged a protest performance outside the residence of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the ruling "Georgian Dream" party. IPN reports the event.

Russia could halt gas supplies to Armenia starting November 1 if Yerevan fails to meet a number of political demands set by Moscow. This was reported by the Armenian newspaper *Hraparak*, citing its own sources.

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili encountered a protest by Georgian expatriates in New York. The demonstration took place outside the restaurant Ubani, where the minister had arrived accompanied by representatives of the Foreign Ministry, Netgazeti reports.

US President Donald Trump sent a belated congratulatory message to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the occasion of the country's 35th anniversary of independence and announced the US intention to participate in the "Trump Route to International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP) project.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again "nationalized" the assets of a foreign company. This time, he signed a decree placing the "Aptar Vladimir" enterprise—owned by the US-based plastic products and packaging manufacturer Aptar—under temporary management.

Georgia’s ruling "Georgian Dream" party has expanded its constitutional lawsuit seeking to ban opposition parties by adding the political force of former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia—"Gakharia – For Georgia"—to the filing. The updated document was submitted to the Constitutional Court on September 21.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the occasion of the republic's Independence Day. The text of the message was published on the Armenian government's website, though it has not yet appeared on the Kremlin's site.

Ramzan Kadyrov secured 99.85% of the vote in the election for the head of Chechnya—a record-breaking figure even by his own standards.