Adam Kadyrov, the 17-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, continues to rapidly expand his sphere of influence in the republic. Ramzan Kadyrov announced his son's new responsibility: overseeing property tax payments by municipal companies.

Heated debate continues around Alla Pugacheva's latest interview. According to Argumenty i Fakty, lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky, who previously defended the murderers of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, believes that law enforcement agencies may conduct an investigation and even open a criminal case based on the singer's statements.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan denied that the decision to remove the image of Mount Ararat from passport stamps was made under Turkish pressure. He emphasized that the issue had been discussed domestically long before contacts with Turkey and had never been the subject of bilateral negotiations.

The Tbilisi City Court ordered Elene Khoshtaria, leader of the Droa! party, to post bail in the amount of 5,000 lari. She is accused of intentionally damaging the campaign banners of Tbilisi mayoral candidate Kakha Kaladze.