53-year-old Mikheil Kavelashvili has been elected president of Georgia, the country's Central Election Commission reports. According to the voting results, he received 224 out of 300 electoral votes.

The 14th Forum of Free Peoples of Post-Russia is being held in the capital of Austria. The event is attended by Russian oppositionists who emigrated, European politicians, and representatives of regional forces advocating for separation from the Russian Federation, including from the North Caucasus Federal District.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Moscow to participate in the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. However, a meeting with him is not included in the plans of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. This was reported by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov.

The US State Department has announced the introduction of visa restrictions for about 20 Georgian citizens. The sanctions target high-ranking officials, members of parliament, law enforcement and intelligence officers, and private individuals. They are accused of violating “democratic norms.”

The West has not responded decisively enough to the situation in Georgia and Russia's efforts to establish control over it. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

France is one of the main forces behind the militarization of Armenia. This hinders the conclusion of a peace treaty between Yerevan and Baku. This statement was made by the assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev.

Tonight, an attack by three drones was repelled in the Mozdok district of North Ossetia. There were no casualties, said the head of the republic, Sergei Menyailo. The distance from Ukraine to the region is about 1,500 kilometers.

A drone attacked the barracks of a special police regiment in Grozny. Four guards were slightly injured. This was reported by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, on his Telegram channel.

From December 11, residents of Abkhazia will receive electricity for about 3 hours a day. This is due to the suspension of the Inguri hydroelectric power station due to critically low water levels.

Russia knows nothing about Armenia's appeal to the CSTO with a request to leave the organization. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova.