By January 1, 2026, Turkey plans to open its border with Armenia to citizens of other countries and holders of diplomatic passports, but has put forward a number of conditions and proposals. This was reported by the Armenian newspaper Hraparak.

Islamic blogger Mansur Gneev has been returned to pretrial detention after the Krasnodar Regional Court overturned his house arrest. This was reported by his wife. According to her, security forces returned some of the confiscated items after the search, but the money and religious paraphernalia remain in their possession.

On the night of December 27, Adygea suffered a drone attack. There has been no immediate information from local authorities regarding the consequences.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov stated that Moscow's letter terminating the criminal investigation into the AZAL plane crash was "gravely surprising." The letter was sent by Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee.