On the eve of the visit of the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov, posters appeared in Yerevan on which Russian President Vladimir Putin is depicted against the background of the word "killer" or together with Russian military equipment with the Z symbol. The press secretary of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova called these provocations "Russophobic".

Armenia has signed defense contracts with India and France worth $1.5 billion and $250 million, respectively.

Currently, Yerevan is not discussing the issue of withdrawing the Russian military base from the territory of Armenia. This was stated to journalists by the speaker of the Armenian parliament, Alen Simonyan.

At the request of a journalist, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller assessed the open letter of the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze to the American authorities. This was reported by the Formula TV channel.

The Russian government has relaxed the conditions for obtaining Russian citizenship for the population of the "self-proclaimed republics" of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Previously, citizens of these regions were required to permanently reside in the territory of the Russian Federation for five years, speak Russian, and know the history and basics of Russian legislation. Now these conditions are being cancelled. To obtain a Russian passport, they must submit an application to a Russian diplomatic mission, and if they live in Russia, to a territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the day before that territorial claims against Baku enshrined in the country's Constitution can be ignored. This shows that Pashinyan is not interested in lasting peace and is only trying to maintain this situation as a backup option for resuming aggression against Azerbaijan in the future, the country's Foreign Ministry noted.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky officially appointed Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, former Russian political prisoner Nariman Dzhelal (Dzhelyalov) as Ambassador to Turkey.

In 2022-2023, Armenia signed a number of contracts for the supply of weapons with India for a total of over $1.5 billion. France is in second place in terms of purchases in this area ($250 million).

Грузинский премьер Ираклий Кобахидзе обратился с открытым письмом к президенту США Дональду Трампу и вице-президенту Джей Ди Вэнсу. В нем он, среди прочего, выразил надежду на «искреннее противостояние» американских властей «Глубинному государству» (Deep State) и перезагрузку грузино-американских отношений.

17-year-old Adam Kadyrov was awarded again - he received a commemorative medal for the 25th anniversary of the OMON "Akhmat-Grozny". On the occasion of the event, a ceremonial parade was held on the territory of the unit.